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.
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
+ Jan 21, 2019 St George UT Clean Air/Clean Climate Legislation Forum I'll be mostly serious as part of a Clean Air/Clean Climate Legislation Forum in St George on M Jan 21 from 7-8:30pm, tentatively in Boeing Auditorium in the Hazy building at DSU. Details TBD, or email me! + Jan 29, 2019 Logan UT Unitary Appraisal School I'll be giving a carbon tax talk (and maybe also telling some economics jokes) at around 3pm on T Jan 29 at the Unitary Appraisal School sponsored by the Western States Association of Tax Administrators & Utah State University. + Feb 4, 2019 Austin TX University of Texas Energy Week I'll be on a panel about carbon pricing on M Feb 4 as part of UT Energy Week. Details TBD and email me if you want to hire me for a comedy gig while I'm in the area! + Feb 6, 2019 Los Angeles CA Loyola High School I'll be visiting Brian Held's econ students and other at Loyola High School of Los Angeles on the morning of W Feb 6. + Feb 6, 2019 Carlsbad CA Calpine Energy Solutions I'll be giving a talk for Calpine Energy Solutions in Carlsbad CA on W Feb 6. Sorry, this event is not open to the public. + Feb 26, 2019 Salt Lake City UT University of Utah U Saves Week 2019 I'll be part of the University of Utah U Saves Week 2019, tentatively scheduled for mid-day on T Feb 26. More details to come from the U of U Personal Money Management Center! + Mar 14, 2019 Berkeley CA Tentative UC Berkeley class visit Details TBD about a tentative UC Berkeley class visit on Th March 14 to talk about carbon taxes. 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 :)
