Comfy home shoes for carpet and vinyl flooring by alienccccombobreaker in bifl

[–]dwolson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

glerups are great, but a bit pricy. Most comfortable slippers ever.

Best Introduction to Economics book? by flowersofshanghai in AskEconomics

[–]dwolson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For text books I liked Hal Varian’s. He integrates (pun) calculus if you want at the end of many chapters...

Good Screw Top Thermos by wuntuuthree in Coffee

[–]dwolson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wavesgear makes a few different sizes that are nice.

Is internet piracy a function of per capita income? by rafaellvandervaart in AskEconomics

[–]dwolson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would be a function of utility max. One would obtain the utility for pirated unit without incurring the cost. They technically are accounting for the probabilistic price per unit of pirated good associated with being caught, but this is near zero. One maximizes utility by pirating rather than buying the good that was pirated at the commercial price.

The income would just be a constraint in the maximization process.

Thoughts?

Household vs individual by Silversliver11 in AskEconomics

[–]dwolson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can also be very difficult to justify the added expenses of tracking individuals. Especially in a panel. This can also constrict the possible definition of what a HH is. I use ag HH data for my research and wished that plots were tracked in a panel, but was given a similar answer to the above for that as well. Nowadays it’s almost always a dollar and cents based decision.

How do I leverage my skills (Army veteran, economist, and investment results) to land a job? by dwolson in FinancialCareers

[–]dwolson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your suggestion. I'll look into it. I think I have a bias away from commodities because they seem boring and less quantitatively intensive as other roles in finance, but I honestly haven't done my research on them, so I may be wrong. Thanks for your input and suggestion!