TEN THINGS TO DO WITH A GRADUATE ECONOMICS TEXTBOOK 1. Press pretty flowers. 2. Press pretty insects. 3. Use it as paper weight on your already overcluttered desk. 4. Leave out in obvious places to impress uninformed undergraduates. 5. Mail to the White House as an intimidation tactic. 6. Give it a walk-on part in… Read More »
First thing one Monday morning, a robber broke into the bank, and pointed his guns at the cashier said, ‘Give me all your money, or you’ll be GEOGRAPHY!’ The cashier laughed and said, ‘You mean to say ‘HISTORY.’ The robber answered, ‘Don’t change the subject.’
Q:What do you call an economist that makes a prediction? A:Wrong.
Q: How many Marxists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: None – the bulb contains within it the seeds of its own revolution.
Q: How many central bank economists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Just one — he holds the lightbulb and the whole earth revolves around him. Economists do it with models
Q: How many conservative economists does it take to change a light bulb? A1: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself. A2: None. If it really needed changing, market forces would have caused it to happen. A3: None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself… Read More »
The First Law of Economists: For every economist, there exists an equal and opposite economist. The Second Law of Economists: They’re both wrong.
TOP 8 REASONS TO STUDY ECONOMICS 1. You can talk about money without ever having to make any. 2. Mick Jagger and Arnold Schwarzenegger both studied economics and look how they turned out. 3. When you are in the unemployment line, at least you will know why you are there. 4. If you rearrange the… Read More »
Q: Why did God create economists? A: In order to make weather forecasters look good.
Ronald Reagan famously told this joke after visiting the Soviet Union. After years of saving up, a Soviet man finally has enough to buy a car. He goes to the appropriate ministry and informs them that he would like to purchase a vehicle. “There are currently shortages, it will be three years before your car… Read More »