Generic Econ Student

Budding economist.

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@MostlyAdmiring Economists are humans, too! This episode was intensely emotional, but also entirely enlightening despite very little econ-talk. Absolutely recommend.

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@EconTalker Hmm, could be anything from advice on what to order the first time you go to a restaurant to addressing climate change. My guess, based on listening to EconTalk, it is more focused on individualistic issues rather than collective issues. Not clear from the title, though.

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@EGirlMonetarism Why do you say (not in this post but the climate change/growth post) "wind/solar are much more reliable than fossil fuels"? I have always thought this was a major drawback of wind/solar (not nuclear!). (graphic source: https://t.co/u4KzhtTWlH)

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

Are there economists who seriously support the Texas abortion bill? How is taking away choice from decision-makers in that context anything but heinous and grotesque? #EconTwitter #AbortionBan

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@EconTalker - Donald Shoup on the Economics of Parking; extremely accessible, wildly interesting and a great exercise in price theory
- Steven Levitt on Freakonomics; perhaps only because of the hilarious "Really? Prison?" exchange
- Don Boudreaux on Globalization; concise and compelling

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

What sort of policy, if any, affects the demand curve rather than just quantity demanded? I think 'awareness' programs have this effect but I'm not sure... #EconTwitter

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

Thoughts on this, #EconTwitter ?

[ultramarathon thanker🇵🇸 @christweetsllc]

HAHAHAAHAHAH OMFG SO MANY LAYERS HERE

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

Is there a reading list out there somewhere for pre-doc students? I am looking for something between textbooks aimed at phd students and 'Freakonomics-esque' books #EconTwitter

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@ATabarrok Has anyone tried to determine the elasticity of demand for COVID vaccines? How price sensitive are the unvaccinated? Would making them 'feel' the full medical costs of catching COVID significantly increase vaccine uptake?

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

@itosettiMD_MBA While I do think this is valuable information moving forward (esp. regarding boosters), is the headline still 'Vaccines work; less than 0.4% of infection for those who have received 2 doses of the vaccine"?

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

I feel like online multiplayer video games platforms are a decent environment for learning about human behavior. Given that people care about their in-game well-being, you could probably run fairly insightful, controlled experiments

[Generic Econ Student @GaryBeckerFan]

Is there a book out there like 'Poor Economics' but for the fields of health economics or economics of education? #EconTwitter