• ECONJEFF

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  http://econjeff.blogspot.com/

  A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, Ann Arbor, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.

Most recent posts

• CDC takedown

  posted to ECONJEFF on Sat 18th May 13

  Forbes provides a most excellent take-down of the CDC's input into the campaign to privatize alcohol sales in Pennsylvania.The only thing missing is a mention of the fact that even if privatization does increase the negative consequences associated with excessive

• Assorted links

  posted to ECONJEFF on Tue 14th May 13

  1. DEA sadism.2. A time series of satellite maps of Ann Arbor via Google.3. Electronic coaching for students at Michigan.4. The McDonald's of the future.5. Did Notre Dame "chicken out" of its football series with Michigan?

• Beer league hockey without the beer?

  posted to ECONJEFF on Tue 14th May 13

  Sad days in Canada, eh.Hat tip: Charlie Brown

Most popular posts

• The union label

  posted to ECONJEFF on Sun 13th Jan 13

  An astounding tale from Philadelphia that reads like something out of the 1930s.The only weak point occurs when the author attributes, as many do, things like the 40 hour work week to unions rather than to economic development. That leisure is a normal good

• Tom Sargeant bank commercial

  posted to ECONJEFF on Tue 18th Sep 12

  This is pretty cool because it doubles as a commercial and a response to the critics (mostly in the press) who have blamed macro-economics for not predicting the Great Recession.Will a Heckman commercial be next?Hat tip: Ken Troske

• Heterogeneity in dating markets

  posted to ECONJEFF on Fri 6th Jul 12

  From Atlantic Cities, some thoughts on differences in dating markets across cities.The point that using the equilibrium number of singles - the result of the intersection of supply and demand - as the sole indicator of market quality is problematic is a good

Latest posts linking here

• Uncovering Union Violence

  posted to Marginal Revolution on Tue 15th Jan 13

  Union violence against non-unionized workers and their employers is an under-reported story. Everyone knows it happens but they look the other way. It’s hard to look the other way, however, when the violence and vandalism is videotaped and put on the

• Sordid Links

  posted to Cheap Talk on Fri 19th Oct 12

  Which hunting.The first time Prince performed Purple Rain.What famous people smell like.Creepy superhero impersonators.Bank commercial featuring Tom Sargent.

• When Economists Play Matchmaker

  posted to Economists Do It With Models on Sun 5th Aug 12

  I will admit that I’m pretty fascinated with dating markets and the dynamics of mate selection. (One of my favorite activities, in fact, is looking up OkCupid profiles of people I know in order to test the efficacy of OkCupid’s matching algorithm.