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The Excel mistake heard round the world
Kai Ryssdal Apr 17, 2013
The flurry of budget deficit reduction talks we've heard in the past three years was based on faulty research--an Excel spreadsheet mistake.
American Airlines grounded; economists make Excel mistake
Kai Ryssdal Apr 16, 2013
A computer glitch and an Excel mistake each made today's news.
Have a very Homo Economicus Christmas
Stephen Dubner Dec 12, 2012
What economists like to give (and get) as Christmas gifts. Spoiler alert: economists don’t think like the rest of us.
Free-conomics: Economists go pro bono
Stephen Dubner Nov 28, 2012
Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But one British outfit is giving away its services.
Survey: Economists happy with Fed action
Julia Coronado Sep 24, 2012
The main economic data we've got this morning is actually about economists.
Economists, defend thyselves!
Scott Jagow Mar 17, 2009
I remember vividly my first day taking a class on Soviet politics in college. The class began in August, 1991. The Soviet Union was collapsing...
Where do we go from here?
Scott Jagow Mar 17, 2009
Our afternoon session at the economic bloggers forum has been especially lively. That's because we're talking about how the hell we can get out of...
Reg-you-lay-shun
Scott Jagow Mar 17, 2009
Our economic blogging conference has broken into smaller groups for lunch, and the session I'm attending is called "The Fate of Finance." The...
Is Journalism Dead?
Scott Jagow Mar 17, 2009
That's the title of the seminar I'm in right now at the Kauffman Foundation. It began with a speech from former Boston Globe writer David Warsh,...
If it quacks like a duck...
Scott Jagow Mar 17, 2009
At this economic bloggers conference I'm attending, we had a discussion last night about how no one in charge will say the word "nationalization." ...
