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Market Share of Economics

“refining and focusing on what works and what doesn’t.” Sharing a commentary as taken from The one-handed economist. The market share of economics Some economists have called our discipline the “queen of the social sciences.” Although all the social sciences offer insights on human behavior, it seems that economics gets the most public attention and “market […]

“Moving Pictures” Book Review

A book review by David Zetland, The one-handed economist. Sometimes you just want the answer Review: “Moving Pictures” This 1990 book is the 10th in the 42-book Discworld series by Terry Prachett. I’m only “reviewing” it here because Prachett has so many wonderful perspectives. The plot of the book is the (re-)discovery of cinema at Holy […]