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Kids These Days Think They Are So Smart

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Thu 16th May 13

I figured this was appropriate for the occasion… Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Council for Economic Education hosted its annual High School Economics Challenge, which brought students from all over the state to the Federal Reserve of Boston to
Its Funny Because Its True, Unemployment Rate Edition

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Mon 13th May 13

I should have known that sending that sending Zach Weiner that copy of Mankiw would come back to bite me in the ass… Given how the most widely cited unemployment rate is calculated, the cartoon is technically correct. On one hand, not counting people
A Belated Reinhart-Rogoff Rundown, Now With More Colbert

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Thu 9th May 13

I’ve been hesitant to write about this, since every time I try I just end up with phrases like “AN EXCEL ERROR ROFL!!!!” on the page, and I don’t feel like that entirely embodies what I would like to convey regarding the Reinhart-Rogoff

Kids These Days Think They Are So Smart

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Thu 16th May 13

I figured this was appropriate for the occasion… Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Council for Economic Education hosted its annual High School Economics Challenge, which brought students from all over the state to the Federal Reserve of Boston to
Its Funny Because Its True, Unemployment Rate Edition

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Mon 13th May 13

I should have known that sending that sending Zach Weiner that copy of Mankiw would come back to bite me in the ass… Given how the most widely cited unemployment rate is calculated, the cartoon is technically correct. On one hand, not counting people
A Belated Reinhart-Rogoff Rundown, Now With More Colbert

posted to Economists Do It With Models on Thu 9th May 13

I’ve been hesitant to write about this, since every time I try I just end up with phrases like “AN EXCEL ERROR ROFL!!!!” on the page, and I don’t feel like that entirely embodies what I would like to convey regarding the Reinhart-Rogoff