Kruxdelux

The economics of climate change is an investment analysis problem. Investment analysis is a branch of economics that calculates the...

No, it's not what you think: People don’t tell me I should go see a therapist all the time, and I refuse. It's more a conceptual problem...

I want to argue that people consume art not because of the intrinsic properties of art, but because they can define themselves through...

My friend Juaschimir asked what the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics is. I am glad you asked. Micro focuses on the...

What would happen when people can have more than one married spouse? 1. Polygyny: First of all, there would be more polygyny (man having...

My last post about the Economics of Kidnap and Ransom, discussed the process of kidnap for ransom negotiations. In this post I want to...

After my post about the Value of Statistical Life, and the great feedback I got, I might continue with that topic. I recently read Anja...

What does the recent “toilet paper run” have in common with active stock trading? Sure, one thing they have in common is that both make...

If I am a fangirling about anyone it must be John Safran. I watched his Music Jamboree, Race Relation, John Safran vs God and Speaking in...

Everyone is talking about it: herd immunity versus isolation, exposure versus quarantine, early UK measures versus China measures. Like...

I love my Finsta. It’s my second Instagram account for closer friends and/or people I want to stay in touch with. Here are the main...

We are hard wired to lie. I will try to break this down in 5 steps: 1. Competing will get you the most as an individual, 2. Cooperating...

Jon Ronson’s amazingly funny, honest and curious book “So you’ve been publicly shamed” explores different cases of public shaming. One of...

I think of marriages as commitment devices (CDs). CDs are measures humans take to ensure that they will maximize utility in the long-run...