Things Economists Say

Well, AN economist. Our macroeconomics professor has a very... shall we say... laid back teaching style. You almost feel as though you're hanging out with him in his backyard on a Saturday afternoon. We did learn some stuff though... mainly about endogenous and exogenous shocks. I have tried for three weeks to think of a good joke I can make about a person's exogenous zones but have failed miserably. It would have been a bad, inappropriate joke anyway, so oh well.

Sometimes the learning was high quality. Other times not. I present to you some gems from the past quarter in MBA 820 - The Global Economy.

During a discussion on what contributes to a nation's GDP:
"Some people say prostitution is a bad thing. I say those people probably just aren't paying enough."

Talking about economic slowdowns:
"The definition of recession is like the definition of pornography. You know it when you see it. If you're like me, you see it everywhere."

Simplifying a model:
"In fine American fashion, we're going to assume the rest of the world doesn't exist..."

During a ridiculously boring lecture:
"This isn't interesting to me either."

Explaining his teaching style:
"Let me stumble around and mumble for a while. Then I'll ask you a question."

On the horrors of inflation:
"There would be no chili cheeseburgers for Dave. I would be s**t out of luck."

To an uncooperative PowerPoint presentation:
"Why are you such a jackass?"

Good times. Good times...