Economists Do It With Models

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Bill Petti

For those interested in the smart and witty discussion of economics (behavioral and otherwise) do yourself a favor and check out Jodi Begg’s Economists Do It With Models (the title says it all). Beggs is a Ph.D. Candidate at Harvard and focuses on behavioral economics (incentives, generally).  She has a great sense of humor and [...]

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Look at me! Look at me!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Bill Petti

Noah Brier notes that there is still a long way to go when it comes to enlightened communication on the Internet: Rob Walker is great at finding pithy ways to sum up problems. In this edition he ruminates on the state of “online dialogue” (which I copy in full because it’s such a short post, [...]

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Another Writing Gig

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Bill Petti

I’ve been selected to serve as a contributing member on the Courier-Post’s Community Editorial Board.  This means I will be writing on local, state, and national issues at the board’s group blog and occasionally having my work published in the editorial pages of the print edition of the Courier-Post.  If you are so inclined, you [...]

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Who never know who you’ll bump into around here…

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Bill Petti

…as Charles Cameron over at Smart Mobs reminds us: Something very interesting is happening blogwise. An Australian intel analyst blogger, Leah Farrall, and an insurgent strategist blogger, Abu Walid, are now holding a debate in public across the blogs. It began a day or three ago. And they’re not the only ones. [T]wo other somewhat [...]

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