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Principles of economics, translated

Yoram Bauman · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsStand-up & sketch comedy

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2009, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “economists and interested people might be interested in the light-hearted”

    Light-hearted economics comedy for interested people.

    jkent, 2010-10 · Recommendation · in “Things Economists Agree On”

  2. “This is what topical, appropriate and actually funny humor in a professional setting looks like”

    Example of topical, appropriate, funny humor in professional settings.

    scott_s, 2011-11 · Recommendation · in “Open letter to the Mac/iOS dev community regarding conduct”

  3. “a great 5min video”

    Great five-minute translation of economic principles, e.g. trade benefits everyone.

    Qwertious, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Two Kinds of Techno-Optimism”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: economics, mankiw, stand-up, opportunity cost, humor

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