The way economists write about Christmas gets us pretty close to what's wrong with economics as a discipline.https://twitter.com/JustinWolfers/status/680248184220839937 …
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@HeerJeet I spend, therefore I am.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet had similar argument on FB re: gov't functions. He said gov't is useless b/c it doesn't "produce" anything (e.g., for profit). -
@Davidinsacto@HeerJeet Neither do most economists...
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@HeerJeet Economics produces wonderful models of human behaviors while understanding as little about humans as they can get away with.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Emotions are tough to get into mathematical models.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet you conjugate : I live to enjoy it; you ought to work more, they are unnecessary overheadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet or is life meant to be enjoyed, even laughing at your profession, w risk others—even more dismal than Dismal Scientists—can't?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet See@anatosaurus for the answer to this question. *Don't Bu It* http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Buy-It-Trouble-Nonsense/dp/1610391772 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Little of both.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet yeah they're saying the former here. They're saying people buy shit nobody wants at Christmas. Good for economy, bad for people.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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