Check out my latest video, filmed at the Humor Session at the Jan 2019 annual meeting of the American Economic Association. All together my videos have over 1 million hits on YouTube.
Time for clean air and climate action in Utah!
I’m part of a group (Clean the Darn Air) that’s trying to put a clean-air-and-climate measure on the 2020 ballot in Utah. Read about it on Fox 13 or in the Salt Lake Tribune. More soon! For more information or to get involved, check out our hot-off-the-presses website, CleanTheDarnAir.org or email me at yoram@standupeconomist.com.
The Cartoon Introduction to Digital Ethics
This 20-page Cartoon Introduction to Digital Ethics booklet (free download here, co-authored by Grady Klein and yours truly) was commissioned by the European Data Protection Supervisor for the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels in October 2018.
Upcoming Shows
+ Apr 1, 2021 Oneonta NY DATE TBD - SUNY Oneonta Details TBD about an event (or events) in spring 2021 at SUNY Oneonta (rescheduled from April 15 2020 and Nov 11 2020 :). + Jan 8, 2022 Boston MA 14th Annual AEA Economics Humor Session in Honor of Caroline Postelle Clotfelter The 2021 Humor Session will not happen because the conference was moved online, but the 2021 AEA Humor Session will be on Saturday Jan 8, 2022, at 8pm in a location TBD in Boston. The humor session is one of the only parts of the American Economic Association annual meeting that is free and open to the public! (Registration for the full conference---more info here---is well worth it if you're into economics :) Event details TBD! I’ve gone Hollywood!
In 2014 I was the “celebrity economist” in a series of videos for the newly redesigned Ford Transit Connect, a nifty van that’s customizable, maneuverable, fuel-efficient, and could be just right for your small business!
I filmed a “Numbers Don’t Lie” 30-second promo video, plus the 90-second “Tomatoes” video you see here and four other 90-second videos: “Petting Zoo”, “Surf Shop”, “Salvage Recycle”, and “Roadside Rescue”. And FYI see also this ad starring Nobel laureate Thomas Sargent!
Cartoon Economics
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics (Volume 1: Micro and Volume 2: Macro) is now available in 12 foreign languages!
“The funniest papers in the history of economics”
Check out my latest video, filmed at the Humor Session at the Jan 2016 annual meeting of the American Economic Association. (For more info see my collection of funny economics articles or the Virtual Specialized Issue of Economic Inquiry.) All together my videos have over 1 million hits on YouTube.
My new Cartoon Climate book!
The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change is now out! Here are excerpts, reviews, detailed page notes, and more. (Here’s similar info about Cartoon Micro and Cartoon Macro.)
PS. Thanks to everyone who supported us on Kickstarter! And if you’re in the USA, you can get a signed copy by donating $250 to the CarbonWA carbon tax campaign :)
