Can the dying world of baseball card conventions provide a lesson in economics? 
Research! When economists meet baseball card nostalgia…
Mary Pilon
is New York-based sports reporter at The New York Times and is writing a book about the history of Monopoly.
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"We're in a Recession Right Now" -- Jeffrey Gundlach
Discussions of the economy over chicken at the New York Yacht Club.
The Downgrade Watch (An Unofficial Part II)
JC and I follow up with some of the brains who weighed in on our story Saturday about what could happen if the US is downgraded. Now, we’re in a post debt-ceiling deal world.
Whether vulnerable populations are helped will tell us whether the revolution has really been won or lost.
—PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian talking about how to rebuild Egypt’s economy. Read our full convo here.
When Consumers Have Low Confidence in the Government are They More Likely to Buy American?
Dissecting research on the WSJ econ blog on how our sentiment about threats may impact how we spend. Think: little plastic American flags meeting your wallet.
The Soft Tyranny of Alphabetical Order
In which I blog about research on how the first letter of your last name may determine how quickly you respond to limited buying opportunities.
So yes, all of you who sat for years at the back of the class with your WXYZ last names, here’s your revenge link, brought to you by the letters WSJ and MP.
Middle Class Marriage in Trouble
New data on how high school graduates are losing faith in marriage as an institution.
See also: divorce, prenups and infidelity. Which might make me an accidental reporter on the beat of love?
When 1% Is More Appealing Than 0%
This blog post was brought to you by the number zero.
Stingy Princes, Generous Paupers
“This might explain why a boss may give a crappy gift,” Prof. Rucker says. “They’re in a position of power, but they feel good about it because to them, they feel good giving it. It’s not much different than Michael Scott from ‘The Office.’ They’re the type that give crappy gifts, but may want better gifts themselves.”
On how we give based on our perception of power. Just in time for the holidays!
Stamps, Abigail Adams and the Economics of the Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced a proposal to hike up the cost of stamp 2 cents to 46 cents.
The how and why of the price increase is a slice of the downturn that points to issues in the public, private sectors. And the fact that I hand wrote a letter the other day for the first time in years. Then, when done, I kept looking for the “send” button. Eeek!
But if we stop mailing letters, does that mean we must stop dreaming of being immortalized in stamp form?
"This is a paper about nothing"
A chat with Princeton econ professor Avinash Dixit about his paper “An Option Value Problem from Seinfeld.”
Fascinating research out of the University of Chicago on the payoffs and policy consequences of the GED.
