Best econ story evah

Someone who wishes to remain anonymous writes:

Here’s a joke we used to tell about someone in econ grad school, a few decades ago.

Two economists were walking down the street. The first one says: “Isn’t that a $20 bill?” The second one says: “Can’t be. If it were, somebody would have picked it up already.” They walk a little farther, and the second economist says: “Isn’t that a pile of dogshit?” The first one says: “Can’t be. If it were, ** would have published it already.”

No, this is not about anyone we’ve ever blogged about. It’s just a great story.

12 thoughts on “Best econ story evah

  1. Andrew: My favorite is Economics Joke #1:

    Two Economists walk past a Porshe dealership. One says “I wish I had one of those roadsters.”
    The other says, “Obviously not!”
    Great Blog
    Bill Drissel
    Frisco, TX

    • Two psychoanalysts pass in the hallway.

      Psychoanalyst 1: Good morning.

      Psychoanalyst 2: Good morning.

      A few moments later the psychoanalysts think to themselves:

      Psychoanalyst 1: Hmmm. What did he mean by that?

      Psychoanalyst 2: Hmmm. What did I mean by that?

    • Nono, we want Mad Max Andrew — furiously pedaling his bike through the Australian desert because some obscure clan of researchers didn’t publish their data.

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