Marginal Revolution: China Story of the Day

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China Story of the Day

"Dad," said the 6-year old, "can we go to China?"

"Hmmm...maybe. Why do you want to go to China?"

"That's where they make all the toys."

Posted by Alex Tabarrok on November 28, 2007 at 10:57 AM in Education | Permalink

Comments

By sending him to China to play, you can reduce your toy-miles.

Posted by: mobile at Nov 28, 2007 11:29:37 AM

"By sending him to China to play, you can reduce your toy-miles."

Not if the demand-to-miles elasticity is negative enough. Then the amount of extra toys he will play with in China will more then compensate for the lower milage per toy.

Posted by: Great Zamfir at Nov 28, 2007 11:46:53 AM

"By sending him to China to play, you can reduce your toy-miles."

Not if the demand-to-miles elasticity is negative enough. Then the amount of extra toys he will play with in China will more then compensate for the lower milage per toy.

Posted by: Great Zamfir at Nov 28, 2007 11:47:14 AM

"By sending him to China to play, you can reduce your toy-miles."

Not if the demand-to-miles elasticity is negative enough. Then the amount of extra toys he will play with in China will more then compensate for the lower milage per toy.

Posted by: Great Zamfir at Nov 28, 2007 11:47:31 AM

Photos of Chinese toy factories exist:
http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/the_real_toy_story/index.html

Posted by: lw at Nov 28, 2007 12:29:31 PM

Photos of Chinese toy factories exist:
http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/the_real_toy_story/index.html

Posted by: lw at Nov 28, 2007 12:29:47 PM

Good grapes, bad lobsters, and Chinese toys?

Posted by: Yan Li at Nov 28, 2007 2:26:02 PM

My son said something similar at Home Depot.
I had a five year old looking up at me, holding a fitting, asking "Do they make EVERYTHING in China?"

Posted by: Tom at Nov 29, 2007 9:33:19 AM

Wasn't there an Island of Lead Toys in the old TV kiddie classic "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer"... ? ;-)

Posted by: Affe at Nov 29, 2007 10:26:26 AM

...all the dangerous lead-coated toys....

Posted by: save_the_rustbelt at Nov 29, 2007 1:47:18 PM

The poor child wants a job.

Posted by: Chairman Mao at Nov 29, 2007 11:29:09 PM

But the best toys are sold in Japan.

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