tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post7514026208762440115..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: A little economics goes a long wayEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-33174660027572839142010-02-06T09:43:13.495+13:002010-02-06T09:43:13.495+13:00That's why the Catholics always pushed for con...That's why the Catholics always pushed for confession and extracted a price for absolution....Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-40686733921174200812010-02-06T08:04:02.255+13:002010-02-06T08:04:02.255+13:00Last night I had a discussion with a street preach...Last night I had a discussion with a street preacher about the marginal incentives not to sin.<br /><br />He said the first sin you commit will send you to hell forever unless you repent. I asked him what happened if you sinned again - you still go to hell. Three sins? Hell. Fifty sins? Hell.<br /><br />Doesn't sound like there is much incentive to stop sinning once you have started!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168147692934945408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-3158779026677549792010-02-05T14:36:58.353+13:002010-02-05T14:36:58.353+13:00Get busy Prof. We have voters who believe their mo...Get busy Prof. We have voters who believe their money is created from fairy dust, and those who have an inkling of economics. The more anti-fairydustians we have, the better the chances of a free and prosperous NZ.Shane Pleasancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144367923437327037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-55792231830895287312010-02-05T11:26:56.370+13:002010-02-05T11:26:56.370+13:00For students or researchers: I have just added an ...For students or researchers: I have just added an <a href="http://crisismaven.wordpress.com/references/" rel="nofollow">Economics Reference List</a> to my economics blog with economic and statistical data series, history, bibliographies etc. for students & researchers, probably the most comprehensive on the Internet. Currently over 200 meta sources, it will soon grow to over a thousand. Check it out and if you miss something, feel free to leave a comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-70885608762707479932010-02-05T11:13:05.304+13:002010-02-05T11:13:05.304+13:00I can vouch for the awesomeness of Eric's Publ...I can vouch for the awesomeness of Eric's Public Choice class.<br /><br />I don't think I ever appreciated how good the department is when taking an economics degree at canterbury. <a href="http://www.econ.canterbury.ac.nz/people/woodfield.shtml" rel="nofollow">Alan Woodfield's</a> Law and Economics class and <a href="http://www.econ.canterbury.ac.nz/people/meriluoto.shtml" rel="nofollow">Laura Meriluoto's</a> Industrial Organization class were also great courses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com