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Netflix Boosts Prize Economics

Posted in Business, Internet, Teaching, Technology, tagged , on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

By at least one metric – the number of people who have mentioned it to me – my brief post about Netflix appears to be my most popular one so far. The post linked to a remarkable slide deck about the corporate culture that Netflix has embraced in its quest for excellence. Most memorable line: [...]

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Positive, Normative, and … ?

Posted in Auctions, Economy, Teaching, tagged , , on August 27, 2009 | 16 Comments »

Am I the only one who feels unfulfilled by the standard distinction between positive and normative economics? I am gearing up to return to the classroom next week, to teach microeconomics to incoming masters students at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. Anyone who’s experienced the first day of micro class knows what’s coming. After introducing [...]

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