When Seinfeld made me cry
This is the last of my blogs on the topics of non-linearity, Extremistan-Mediocristan, output-input and digital.
Tag: Economics
Microeconomics of Mandis
oday is a sad day for economics in India because the government may repeal the farm laws in the parliament. The laws were meant to help the farmers increase their incomes while lowering the cost of food for consumers. However, this game changing reform got entangled with politics and has come to a premature end. Thought I’d share a few thoughts on this.
Time value of money and the money value of time
This blog explains the time value of money and the money value of time.
A case for free internships
In this blog I use second order effects to make a case for free internships.
Invisible but real costs
This blog explores the opportunity costs of banning products from some countries.
Go beyond the obvious
Sometimes, like an iceberg what is not visible is more important that what is visible and obvious.
When the patriot met the economist
An imaginary conversation between the patriot in me and the economist in me.
Just because you’re good at anything, does that mean you should do everything?
Economics is a study of opportunity costs. This blog uses opportunity costs as a lens to analyze HDFC Bank and Manappuram.
Interest upon Interest 