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[UPDATED] Division of labour and comparative advantage: what linearity hides in economics | 55 comments (55 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 1)

You should write a mathematical model to this. I enjoyed it.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 12:00:12 PM EST

Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 0)

But this was a mathematical model already. Can you be a little more specific?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 01:43:07 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 1)

Where are the equations, eh? Can't be mathematical unless it has funny symbols everywhere.

Only physicists think they can draw some lines and call it a mathematical model.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 02:58:10 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 1)

Yes, Colman knows what I mean -- funny symbols and all.

As in
U = U(x,y),

and all the functions that follow.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 03:03:22 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 0)

You actually want me to write a publishable paper about this stuff?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 03:51:52 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 0)

Hey, Drew, is it good enough for you now?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 17th, 2005 at 02:25:52 AM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (4.00 / 2)

Grief, I (at least) was joking, but the new stuff is great. I'll have to go think about it quite hard though.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 17th, 2005 at 09:10:57 AM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 1)

To borrow from another diary, you guys think Jerome and I are joking, but we're dead serious :-)

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 17th, 2005 at 09:13:58 AM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 1)

Be nice to the physicists, though. Physics majors usually perform very well in graduate-level economics.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 03:04:23 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 0)

Yep, that's what's wrong with graduate economics courses.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 03:52:20 PM EST
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Re: Division of labour and comparative advantage (none / 0)

I guess I am a synthetic geometer at heart.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2005 at 03:50:37 PM EST
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[UPDATED] Division of labour and comparative advantage: what linearity hides in economics | 55 comments (55 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)