Economists Do It With Models, LLC

because hey, who doesn’t want to do it with models? seriously though…my original blog grew out of a need to address student questions that were of economic relevance but somewhat outside the scope of an “economics 101″ type course. since then, my postings have gotten more broad and less technical in order to appeal to a wider audience. i feel it is very difficult to make intelligent policy decisions (or vote intelligently, for that matter) without having at least a basic understanding of economic theory and its applications. even as an individual- consumer, employee, etc.- a knowledge of economics is essential, and, as such, i try to write with a general (non-economist) audience in mind. therefore, despite the title of the blog, i try to avoid complicated graphs and abstract math as much as possible, though a qualitative diagram (see below) often manages to creep in. i also try to be marginally entertaining, since i really doubt that there are many people out there who like to read tex