It’s How You Put It
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 52, Sir Humphrey Appleby demonstrates the Framing Effect.
Bhavesh Joshi Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai?
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 49, Bhavesh Joshi fights Hoarding.
How I Met Your Confirmation Bias
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 48, the characters of a hit show fall for a common cognitive bias.
I Said I Loved You But I Lied
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 42, Bradley Cooper falls for the Hindsight Bias.
The Black Swan That Sunk
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 37, The Titanic sinks as economics rises.
Get That Jaguar!
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 34, Mr Sukh-E discovers the Signalling value of Conspicuous Consumption.
One Thing at a Time
Tim Harford’s ‘Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy’ is an excellent blend of Economics and History.
Winter Didn’t Have to Come
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 22, Jon Snow explains the Tragedy of the Commons.
Beware of the Earthen Pots
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 20, Salman Khan demonstrates Mental Accounting.
Keep the Cheaters Out
A new study shows that cheating as a student is a a good indicator of future corruption in the civil services. This is why screening for those jobs should not be based on ability alone.
In the Fifth, Your Ass Goes Down
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 13, Quentin Tarantino illustrates the Principal-Agent Problem.
Pretty Surplus
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 10, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts enjoy Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Magar Info Nahin)
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 6, Ajay Devgan becomes a victim of Adverse Selection.