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Principles of economics, translated

Yoram Bauman · 1.4M views · 2007-02-26 · 5:21

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Overview

Economist-comedian Yoram Bauman delivers a humorous translation of Mankiw's ten principles of economics for the uninitiated. It was presented at the AAAS humor session in 2007.

On Hacker News

HN points to it as a short, funny and genuinely informative take on economic principles such as trade and opportunity cost.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2009–2023

Topics

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsStand-up & sketch comedy
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What people said

Qwertious · 2023-10 · Recommendation

"AI can improve society" reminds me of "Principles of Economics, Translated" (a great 5min video, [VIDEO] ) - "\#5: Trade can make everyone better off." The same translation can be applied, methinks.

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scott_s · 2011-11 · Recommendation

I actually don't think they're funny. That's not code for "I think they are inappropriate" (which at a developer's conference, I think they are inappropriate), but rather I don't find them humorous. It's the kind of easy humor people try for when they're not actually funny. I find listening to this sort of thing painful because I feel sorry for the speaker - trying to be funny, failing, and having to deal with it. With that said, even if the speaker did as you said and was completely deadpan, I would still think it's inappropriate. It's just not the appropriate place to even attempt to make those references, no matter how you do it. Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes. But professional environments should be more inclusive than that. This is what topical, appropriate and actually funny humor in a professional setting looks like: [VIDEO]

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jkent · 2010-10 · Recommendation

Whilst it doesn't really support or refute any points, economists and interested people might be interested in the light-hearted [VIDEO]

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