Comments on: Gifts for economists, 2008 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:42:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gifts for economists, 2009 - Mind Your Decisions http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/comment-page-1/#comment-5944 Gifts for economists, 2009 - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:56:54 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-5944 [...] is the second gift giving list on this topic. Last year’s gift guide was immensely popular and it garnered several hundreds of comments over at the Freakonomics blog. I [...] [...] is the second gift giving list on this topic. Last year’s gift guide was immensely popular and it garnered several hundreds of comments over at the Freakonomics blog. I [...]

]]> By: Our Daily Bleg: What Do You Get an Economist? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Our Daily Bleg: What Do You Get an Economist? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:18 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-4124 [...] the price of everything but the value of nothing. Talwalkar, however, is pressing on. He’s listed a few ideas on his blog — along with why they would appeal to the economic-minded: Calvin and Hobbes: [...] [...] the price of everything but the value of nothing. Talwalkar, however, is pressing on. He’s listed a few ideas on his blog — along with why they would appeal to the economic-minded: Calvin and Hobbes: [...]

]]> By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 Presh Talwalkar Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:09 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-4067 Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions. My wish list has instantly doubled ;) And <b><em>Malachi</b></em>, this is a nice coincidence. My friend actually bought Power Grid but I have not played it yet...sounds like I have something to look forward to. Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions. My wish list has instantly doubled ;)

And Malachi, this is a nice coincidence. My friend actually bought Power Grid but I have not played it yet…sounds like I have something to look forward to.

]]> By: malachi http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 malachi Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:48:33 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-4017 While I agree that Settlers of Catan is a classic modern board game, I think there are better economic games around such as Power Grid. It features not one but two different markets, a power plant market which has available markets and a set of markets which will likely be available soon, and a resource market (used to run the plants) where the cost of resources goes up each time a player buys that resource and drops back down at a fixed rate. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2651 While I agree that Settlers of Catan is a classic modern board game, I think there are better economic games around such as Power Grid. It features not one but two different markets, a power plant market which has available markets and a set of markets which will likely be available soon, and a resource market (used to run the plants) where the cost of resources goes up each time a player buys that resource and drops back down at a fixed rate.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2651

]]> By: Erik http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/12/15/gift-ideas-for-economists/comment-page-1/#comment-4012 Erik Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:34:08 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-4012 For the one with an interest in Psychology, or who already read Freakonomics (because seriously, what economist hasn't read it yet?): Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. GREAT read. For the one with an interest in Psychology, or who already read Freakonomics (because seriously, what economist hasn’t read it yet?):
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. GREAT read.

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