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Must-see photo sequence
It starts here, from Xavier Sala-i-Martin, via of Bryan Caplan. Bryan himself is proof positive of his point.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on August 23, 2006 at 07:48 AM in Economics | Permalink
Comments
LOL! ;-)
Posted by: Chris Meisenzahl at Aug 23, 2006 8:10:27 AM
Though Xavier left Yale before I got to take one of his classes, I did get to have some whiskey and Spanish red wine (provided by Mr. Sala-i-Martin) with him and some of my fraternity brothers who were studying with him.
He was a truly interesting guy and I was sorry to see him go before I could take one of his classes.
Posted by: ElamBend at Aug 23, 2006 10:34:12 AM
Chrikey on a bikey, Tyler, the Sala-i-Martin website has been hanging around (and providing material for "how not to" sections of web design classes) since the invention of the internet (or at least, the invention of the horrible animated .gif file). What next, the relief of Mafeking?
Posted by: dsquared at Aug 23, 2006 10:46:14 AM
The Pleasant Valley picture has less to do with public works and more to do with i tbeing in the Maritimes ;)
Posted by: Josh at Aug 23, 2006 11:29:53 AM
Ditto on the age of that site (although it is always a fun place to look around). More interestingly [and challenging Caplan's assertion], is there a SECOND economist with a personality -- in a public, in your face, I'm not worried about my reputation, way?
Posted by: David Zetland at Aug 23, 2006 11:54:30 AM
These pictures are funny to me because I've never worked with anyone stupid or lazy or stupid and lazy in two decades of employment with private firms.
Posted by: Leo at Aug 23, 2006 12:25:50 PM
@ Leo:
When not in college I work at a major US bank. Laziness and Dead Weight Loss are rampant.
Posted by: Jon at Aug 23, 2006 3:10:11 PM
The only thing weirder than Sala-i-Martin's web site is the man himself. What's with the ties? And never ever get him started on the entire Catalonia vs. Spain stuff. Good economist, though.
Posted by: Commenterlein at Aug 23, 2006 3:44:37 PM
Tullock may have labeled Caplan "Stalin and Mao,"
thereby making him the most respected around,
but I think Gordon himself is more interesting
than Bryan Caplan.
Posted by: Barkley Rosser at Aug 23, 2006 4:52:05 PM
Was it govt incompetence when the King of Spain gave him the economist medal?
Posted by: Buce at Aug 24, 2006 12:35:57 AM
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