Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Fed struggles against a 'good old boys' persona
The NY Fed President resigned after announcement of his ownership and connections to Goldman Sachs who applied to become a bank holding company. I can understand the initial waiver of the conflict of interest, but I can't understand why he thought he could buy more shares.
Read the article here.
Read the article here.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Where the Jobs Are (or Were)...
A geographical representation of job losses and gains over the past couple of years.
You can check it out here.
You can check it out here.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Seminar: Strip Club Economics
Taggert J. Brooks (Economics) will present “In Da Club: An Econometric Analysis of Strip Club Patrons” Friday May 1st at 3:30 in CWH 230. The talk will cover the paper specifically and the adult entertainment industry more generally.
Abstract:
Experimental researchers find choice inconsistency among males after exposure to sexual cues. Men alter their rate of time preference or their willingness to accept unfair offers in the ultimatum game, after the mere viewing of pictures of attractive or “sexy” women (Wilson and Daly, 2004; Van Den Bergh and Dewitte, 2006). In this paper I try to identify the characteristics of individuals who expose themselves to similar treatments outside the lab. I do this by focusing on individuals who attend clubs that feature nude or semi-nude dancers.
Conservative estimates from the National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS) suggest 17 million Americans went to a club that featured nude or semi-nude dancers in 1991. I estimate a demographic logit model using the NHSLS which is the first and only national probability based sample which asks people if they have attended a strip club and their frequency of attendance. The results suggest the types of men who expose themselves to such venues are also more likely to alter their choices in the face of sexual cues.
Abstract:
Experimental researchers find choice inconsistency among males after exposure to sexual cues. Men alter their rate of time preference or their willingness to accept unfair offers in the ultimatum game, after the mere viewing of pictures of attractive or “sexy” women (Wilson and Daly, 2004; Van Den Bergh and Dewitte, 2006). In this paper I try to identify the characteristics of individuals who expose themselves to similar treatments outside the lab. I do this by focusing on individuals who attend clubs that feature nude or semi-nude dancers.
Conservative estimates from the National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS) suggest 17 million Americans went to a club that featured nude or semi-nude dancers in 1991. I estimate a demographic logit model using the NHSLS which is the first and only national probability based sample which asks people if they have attended a strip club and their frequency of attendance. The results suggest the types of men who expose themselves to such venues are also more likely to alter their choices in the face of sexual cues.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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