The market value of a Harvard education without a Harvard degree, and vice-versa10yr ⋅ Integralds ⋅ r/Economics
Argentina's currency devaluation in one photo: a Galaxy S4 goes from $7,999 to $11,518 in 6 hours.11yr ⋅ jorge ⋅ r/Economics
The Great Recession in under 10 seconds, or why can't we all live in Nebraska?11yr ⋅ bls_is_the_best ⋅ r/Economics
I found my old Famous Economists trading card collection (backs in comments)10yr ⋅ urnbabyurn ⋅ r/Economics
20 hours work a week & 15 weeks holiday a year by the year 2010... according to this Daily Mail article I cut out in 1991...11yr ⋅ piracuru ⋅ r/Economics
College Textbook Prices vs Average Consumer Prices Over Last 45 Years.10yr ⋅ william701 ⋅ r/Economics
Why 47% of Americans Don't Pay Federal Income Taxes in Two Graphs 12yr ⋅ LettersFromTheSky ⋅ r/Economics
[Poll Results] The subreddit's economic school of thought results are here. Thanks for the responses! It was quite interesting to see :)10yr ⋅ yhkim1219 ⋅ r/Economics
A neat piece of Economics history: a book Milton Friedman checked out while writing A Monetary History of the United States10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Economics
Why economics should be taught at a basic level to highschool students.10yr ⋅ joshywins ⋅ r/Economics
Overstock follows Amazon and kicks Illinois affiliates out to avoid sales tax.14yr ⋅ mikecngan ⋅ r/Economics
Inflation adjusted gasoline prices in the U.S. over time (x-post from /r/dataisbeautiful)10yr ⋅ rhiever ⋅ r/Economics
Just for fun, here's a regression discontinuity of the Reinhart and Rogoff data. Nothing changes at the 90% threshold11yr ⋅ besttrousers ⋅ r/Economics
Fuck you r/economics I'm out. I'll take my debt free, economics degree having, moderate ass elsewhere. This place is a circle jerk of retarded.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Economics
Mean national cost of oil production: Nigeria and Canada about $40- under water.9yr ⋅ OliverSparrow ⋅ r/Economics
Every three years, the US Fed's Survey of Consumer Finances measures real median net worth. What do you think it will be in 2016?8yr ⋅ jsalsman ⋅ r/Economics
Now that Greece is 'saved', I just thought I'd remind you of their current probability of default (according to CDS)13yr ⋅ Aethelstan ⋅ r/Economics
A possible explanation of why some see Greece as an overspending and irresponsible state expecting others to finance it, while others see a poor country, where people have suffered too much.9yr ⋅ aboutillegals ⋅ r/Economics
Pew: Where our national debt came from over the past 10 years [PIC]14yr ⋅ inframarginal ⋅ r/Economics
A chart showing the change in income between 1988 and 2008 for different percentiles in the global income distribution10yr ⋅ usrname42 ⋅ r/Economics
London's FTSE 100 index has fallen by 15% over the past 5 trading days, which is EVEN WORSE than the week when Lehman Brothers collapsed.13yr ⋅ salec1 ⋅ r/Economics
Greek default outcome flowchart (made by my international finance professor)13yr ⋅ bsou ⋅ r/Economics
Comparing Current Economic Recovery To Previous Cycles [OC] (I posted it in /r/dataisbeautiful, thought I'll drop it here to)10yr ⋅ somegetit ⋅ r/Economics
I've been hanging around /r/economics for years, and this is the first day I've seen 'quality' contributor flair. I can't find any info about it in this subreddit. What is it, what are the standards, who decides etc.?11yr ⋅ DearHormel ⋅ r/Economics
Still haven't put all your money in gold? You will once you see this chart! I fell out of my chair, TWICE!15yr ⋅ besttrousers ⋅ r/Economics
For those wondering how bad the bitcoins has dropped to and the reason for it.12yr ⋅ Arasuki ⋅ r/Economics
Income inequality measured by Gini coefficient versus importance of emphasizing working hard in raising children across OECD countries and China (Source in comments).10yr ⋅ leopoldbloom1 ⋅ r/Economics
The IMF's projection of Greek GDP growth. Are Greeks supposed to discover magic in 2013 or something?13yr ⋅ TheHeadliner ⋅ r/Economics
The impact of capitalism and the Industrial Revolution: GDP per capita in England since 0 AD, on a log scale10yr ⋅ usrname42 ⋅ r/Economics
“All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.” –George J. Stigler11yr ⋅ davidjricardo ⋅ r/Economics
A chart comparing job losses in previous post-WWII recessions to this one 12yr ⋅ simonowens ⋅ r/Economics
Woah, talk about an inflation hawk! :-/ What consequences should the Fed face for a 1.65% inflation rate?13yr ⋅ democrat_econ_dude ⋅ r/Economics
Income poverty rate before taxes, after taxes, and consumption poverty rate, 1960-2010 (Meyer and Sullivan 2012)10yr ⋅ Integralds ⋅ r/Economics
Greece, Portugal, and Ireland all now have a greater than 50% probability of default.13yr ⋅ Aethelstan ⋅ r/Economics
I understand the answer is $10, but can someone PLEASE explain to me why this answer is $10?10yr ⋅ coleh0705 ⋅ r/Economics
Who says you can't do experiments in Macro? (Abstracts from AEA Conference Macroeconomics Experiments Panel)10yr ⋅ besttrousers ⋅ r/Economics
This graph reminds me of how lucky we are that the financial system is still puttering along.13yr ⋅ Backdoor_Jackson ⋅ r/Economics
The first bailout. (pic) I got a good laugh out of this, and it is true. 15yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Economics
What is the optimal proportion of science funding from the public sector?8yr ⋅ jsalsman ⋅ r/Economics
Why is the price of gold still declining if there is record demand/production?11yr ⋅ Effability ⋅ r/Economics
I've been trying to figure this out for hours. Where did I go wrong? Would someone please explain?11yr ⋅ suRubix ⋅ r/Economics
Reacting to news of the U.S. debt downgrade, spot gold opened a few minutes ago FORTY dollars above its Friday close13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Economics
The US debt ceiling over the last 3 decades. You've got to be kidding me13yr ⋅ Black_Irish ⋅ r/Economics
Explain like I'm 5 and homeless: If the economy is recovering, why are homeless children 60% over 2009 levels and growing as fast as ever?9yr ⋅ jsalsman ⋅ r/Economics
(X-Post r/Boston) MBTA (subway) fare increases vs. inflation, 1897-present10yr ⋅ thedaveoflife ⋅ r/Economics
Central bank(note) not required for currency. Here are 3 versions of the 100 HK dollar bill.14yr ⋅ pingish ⋅ r/Economics
“Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions”13yr ⋅ DasWood ⋅ r/Economics
US spending on health (broken into public vs. private) compared to the rest of the world. (graphic) Govt already pays as much as universal healthcare in other countries.16yr ⋅ charlatan ⋅ r/Economics
See if you can spot the recessions on this graph of petroleum product consumption9yr ⋅ tucci007 ⋅ r/Economics
This was on the screen in my econometrics lab when I arrived... someone's having issues in first-year stats.11yr ⋅ gypsyblue ⋅ r/Economics
Economists: Is this chart misleading? And is there a reason other than collusion not to raise taxes on the top bracket?13yr ⋅ 94svtcobra ⋅ r/Economics
That's not capitalism. That's not a market economy. There's a system where we've socialized losses and privatized gains.13yr ⋅ ciretose ⋅ r/Economics
Gold has hit a new all time record of $1231 (not inflation adjusted)15yr ⋅ joe2bagofdonuts ⋅ r/Economics
GDP per capita x share of global population, giving an area indicating share of world economy10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Economics
Bank of Japan Intervenes in Currency Market - Buys Billions of USD to Weaken Yen.13yr ⋅ LettersFromTheSky ⋅ r/Economics
