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Economists, The Public, and Popular Culture

— austrianeconomists.typepad.com — |Peter Boettke| The other night Jeopardy had economists as a category. The looks on the participants faces... are priceless. I guess we have our work cut out for us in terms of cultural recognition. (more) Economists, The Public, and Popular Culture

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The Austrian Economists:  Economists, The Public, and Popular Culture

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FAIL! - Economists Category on Jeopardy! http://bit.ly/4Ash1M 25 days ago

Check this video out -- Economists Category on Jeopardy! http://bit.ly/4Ash1M 29 days ago

I know many economists who could stand to watch this as an ego-check: http://bit.ly/3X3rnU 10/31/2009

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Economists, The Public, and Popular Culture
The Austrian Economists — |Peter Boettke| The other night Jeopardy had economists as a category.  The looks on the participants faces are priceless.  I guess we have our work cut out for us in terms of cultural recognition.

Economists Category on Jeopardy!
Greg Mankiw's Blog — Thanks to Tyler Cowen for the pointer.

Job Security?
MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Finally, the video clip below doesn't say much for the average (or some may say above average) TV contestant. Do you think it can translate into job security for economic educators? HT to Marginal Revolution. ...

Famous Economists Quiz
Marginal Revolution — The Jeopardy contestants didn't do very well but here is your chance.  Robert Whaples has created a quick quiz for his students on famous economists.   I expect most MR readers will get all the answers right but fortunately the quiz is timed.  I answered all questions correctly in 49 seconds.  Go for it!