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*The Undercover Economist* in paperback
Just out, buy it here, and here is Tim's schedule of talks on his U.S. tour. Here is Tim on whether women should propose marriage to men. Here are Tim's early columns that never got published.
Addendum: Here is Tim on Diane Coyle.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on January 30, 2007 at 08:41 PM in Books | Permalink
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I have always been baffled by the western custom of marriage proposals. The Chinese are very indirect people. But as far as THE big question goes, a Chinese woman can be as direct, and forceful, as bullets shot from a machine gun. This has been more or less the case for the past half a century. Before then, a Chinese man could propose to multiple women, and keep them all.
Posted by: Yan Li at Jan 30, 2007 9:20:35 PM
Even though women don't usually formally propose, don't many women give plenty of signals to their partner of their desire for marriage, so that when the men they're with finally do propose, it's really the man saying "yes" to the woman's proposal?
Posted by: Hei Lun Chan at Jan 30, 2007 10:44:48 PM
I have to admit, upon a first reading I don't understand why "out of all the stable assignments that exist, the one where men propose is the very worst for women and the very best for men".
Posted by: Aaron Fix at Jan 31, 2007 12:22:27 AM
His marriage proposal scheme sounds a LOT like the way medical students are assigned their residency positions in "The Match." It's supposedly to student benefit.
Posted by: Garrett at Jan 31, 2007 12:41:10 AM
You know, it doesn't sound completely unlike the economics graduate school application process either, although in that case the students tend to propose to many schools at the same because if the school doesn't accept the proposal, they must wait a year to propose somewhere else.
Posted by: Aaron Fix at Jan 31, 2007 8:37:21 AM
Just out in paperback? That's interesting. I bought my paperback copy in Sydney, Australia about 4 months ago.
Posted by: Bob M at Feb 1, 2007 5:31:00 AM
as far as THE big question goes, a Chinese woman can be as direct, and WORLD OF WARCRAFT GOLD forceful, as bullets shot from a machine gun.
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