Econ Club: It's about logic, not emotion.

Under the guise of Econ Club, I have sat in many of bars alongside peers and professors, attempting to solve the world’s problems with economic logic. Couched primarily in economic topics, attendees are encouraged to be blunt, using logic not opinion to discuss current events. It is because of the success of these meetings and encouragement from past participants that I am moving Econ Club into blog form. As such, post articles, comment on them and of course keep a refreshing beer nearby.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Where is the supply of famous people in Belgium?

Freakonomics: What Explains the Supply of Fame?
By Justin Wolfers
Published: June 2, 2008
Over a long dinner (and more than a few glasses of wine) with some economist friends, conversation turned to trying to understand why happiness is declining in Belgium. Helena Svaleryd offered an audacious new theory: the Belgians have not enjoyed the rise of celebrity culture that provides so much amusement for the rest of us. [...]

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/what-explains-the-supply-of-fame/

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I have no idea, but I doubt that the lack of famous people is the reason that people are less happy.; June 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Victoria Montemayor said...: they have waffles and chocolate to be proud of. they probably just need to learn to stop complaining.; June 22, 2008 at 9:22 PM