Some Mathematical Proof

Economist John Siegfried wrote an interesting piece for students who never took econometrics or planning to take their first econometrics class. Here's the link.

Robert Mundell on David Letterman

I found this on youtube. Nobel Laureate Robert Mundell appeared in the Late Show with David Letterman. It truly shows that economists are a unique bunch. Enjoy.

Not So Dismal After All

Here's an interesting news. Here's a quote:

"In 2006, in the first ever national assessment of economics, 79 percent
of 12th-graders nationwide performed at or above the Basic achievement
level. Forty-two percent performed at the Proficient level or higher.
On average, male students scored higher than female students, and
White and Asian/Pacific Islander students scored higher than other
racial/ethnic groups. Students from schools in large cities had lower
average scores than students from schools in other locations. Students
from families with higher levels of parental education scored higher, on
average, than their peers from families with lower levels of parental
education. Most 12th-graders reported some exposure to economics
content during high school."

Mickey Mouse Once Tried to Commit Suicide

Here's something way off the mark. As a fan of sequential art, I always find something interesting about the history of long established characters such as superman, batman, or spiderman. This time it's Mickey Mouse. During the 1930's, to capitalize on the success of the character in the cartoon movie, Walt Disney decided to also put the character in a comic strip. The strip was drawn and written by Floyd Gottfredson. One of the strip tells the story where Mickey was upset with his relationship with Minnie and decided to commit suicide, although in a comical way. You can read the whole strip right here. It goes to show how sense of humor evolves over time. Mickey Mouse used to be very funny.