By chance I read a little article about the "Kilkenomics" festival, a sort of comedy festival in Kilkenny, Ireland, with an economics theme. Here's a little item that's particularly appropriate to the interests of those on this board:
"...a real paper from the prestigious Journal of Politcal Economy, which used elegant algebra to describe how women choose between two options: becoming a wife or becoming a prostitute. Who needs comedians when there is such rich material in academic journals?"
"...a real paper from the prestigious Journal of Politcal Economy, which used elegant algebra to describe how women choose between two options: becoming a wife or becoming a prostitute. Who needs comedians when there is such rich material in academic journals?"
