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Assorted links
1. The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis, by the excellent Roger Congleton.
2. How to trick your three-year-old.
3. Markets in everything, Japan edition once again.
4. Serotonin and financial risk?
5. Arctic unicorns, worth a view.
6. Small ideas for a much better world.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on February 12, 2009 at 09:04 AM in Web/Tech | Permalink
Comments
All those arctic unicorns you see there are dead by now thanks to poaching.
Posted by: Melpomene at Feb 12, 2009 9:18:15 AM
Do narwhal ever think "shit, it's cold."
Posted by: odograph at Feb 12, 2009 10:40:50 AM
trick yoy child
It can backfire, my wife and me asked the Dr in front of our 3 yo daughter how to make her eay more. The Dr said dont worry , she can it what she want and she know how much to eat. Know every time she dont want to eat , se days "dr P.. said...
Posted by: k at Feb 12, 2009 11:04:00 AM
Hmmm....talking about how to trick 3 year olds will just make the public misunderstand economists even more. :)
Posted by: Daniel at Feb 12, 2009 11:20:53 AM
Hmmm....talking about how to trick 3 year olds will just make the public misunderstand economists even more. :)
Posted by: Daniel at Feb 12, 2009 11:21:04 AM
The nose-blowing article is really silly. "We have no proof that this is actually bad, but we're going to tell you that it is anyway"
Posted by: Sean P at Feb 12, 2009 11:36:42 AM
I have a three-year old and found the article interesting. I too find that framing a question differently can produce better results. If a certain behavior is both annoying and potentially harmful, then emphasize the harm aspect. However, those techniques that verge into outright lying make me very uncomfortable, even with my young son.
I think many parents are uncomfortable with their children crying under any circumstances. Having many younger siblings, I long ago became inured to crying, especially when it's used a form of manipulation. If my son needs to change his behavior, and he won't accept a reasonable explanation, then a time-out or simply removing him from the offending situation seem to work fine, albeit with a few tears that pass quickly. I think understanding that he won't always get his way improve his behavior in the long run, also.
The hard part for me is separating the areas where a child should be allowed to say no. Safety, bathtimes, and polite behavior in public are not negotiable. Certain other areas I let him have more control.
Posted by: Thelonious_Nick at Feb 12, 2009 11:45:22 AM
I like to stage events that scare them into listening to me...for instance I put a manequin child in the diveway and run it over. After my 3-year old saw that I told him it was a kid from down the street who should have been more careful with cars.
Posted by: Gabe at Feb 12, 2009 12:22:39 PM
I remember something ... my father saying "Don't do that" ... me doing ... a wack on the face ... and the feeling of doing it again gone...
Posted by: Joen at Feb 12, 2009 12:27:42 PM
I'm 100% ok with changing some wording to reach the desired results. I'm 0% ok with doing that with lies.
Posted by: JH at Feb 12, 2009 1:12:07 PM
That Congleton article was worthless. Even the conclusions were vapid.
Posted by: derek at Feb 12, 2009 1:17:12 PM
The 3 year old tactic one is very Obi Wan Kenobi.
"but you told me Vader murdered my father!"
Posted by: JackTrade at Feb 12, 2009 1:24:27 PM
That "how to trick your 3 year old" article reads like a TSA instruction manual or the 2001-2009 Republican Party platform.
Posted by: B at Feb 12, 2009 2:03:46 PM
for instance I put a manequin child in the diveway and run it over.
Wow! Hope your car was OK.
Posted by: at Feb 12, 2009 2:07:32 PM
No mention of credit default swaps in the paper. This is a major component of the financial crisis. Why isn't it mentioned?
Posted by: at Feb 12, 2009 2:08:21 PM
So if we could think of a way to promote melting of Artic ice, it would really help the narwhal.
How to do it, how to do it, think, think, think....
Posted by: Mike G at Feb 12, 2009 5:58:30 PM
Are narwhal skeptical about the existence of tuskless whales?
Posted by: Michael Drake at Feb 12, 2009 10:35:34 PM
"That "how to trick your 3 year old" article reads like a TSA instruction manual or the 2001-2009 Republican Party platform."
Yes, the first step to healing is for the Democrats to admit they are three year olds.
Posted by: Tom at Feb 13, 2009 8:35:00 AM
