http://index.htmlmary's blogenmrigdon@umich.eduCopyright 2009 Mary L. Rigdon2009-11-20T13:36:38-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38:37 -0500mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-11-20T13:36:38-05:00http://blog/files/12d7d0b15a4602566476d73263a14ca1-36.html#unique-entry-id-36http://blog/files/12d7d0b15a4602566476d73263a14ca1-36.html#unique-entry-id-36commentary for Forbes, nicely says why her work is important and why for many of us she influenced our economic thinking.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-11-17T09:05:42-05:00http://blog/files/3df88e09d8193464a845ea3a97af3ef5-35.html#unique-entry-id-35http://blog/files/3df88e09d8193464a845ea3a97af3ef5-35.html#unique-entry-id-35glow in the dark real crab necklace to someone's dinner to nothing. Now teacher's are selling their lesson plans. ]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-11-16T10:57:53-05:00http://blog/files/e7c0e324007908153135adac728753da-34.html#unique-entry-id-34http://blog/files/e7c0e324007908153135adac728753da-34.html#unique-entry-id-34comments on recent auction format]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-10-18T11:15:15-04:00http://blog/files/ba8443969e22de05179f668eb01c04a3-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://blog/files/ba8443969e22de05179f668eb01c04a3-33.html#unique-entry-id-33blog on NYTimes with recent posts about the book.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-10-15T13:31:43-04:00http://blog/files/db2b3256cd0495c794c0fd3c7231ade1-32.html#unique-entry-id-32http://blog/files/db2b3256cd0495c794c0fd3c7231ade1-32.html#unique-entry-id-32Nordic Conference on EE at the end of the month in Oslo, Sweden. Plus, we will take a detour to St. Andrews and Edinburgh before -- they are two of my most favorite places!]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-08-06T16:34:26-04:00http://blog/files/63feda6de7f4867381d5061c5e8753d0-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://blog/files/63feda6de7f4867381d5061c5e8753d0-31.html#unique-entry-id-31here -- comments welcome ]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-07-20T15:50:28-04:00http://blog/files/3bf3a8f524e1e8c1aece245fbc9ff0dc-30.html#unique-entry-id-30http://blog/files/3bf3a8f524e1e8c1aece245fbc9ff0dc-30.html#unique-entry-id-30
Link here]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-07-06T18:43:11-04:00http://blog/files/e6baa4cb0b600658436f10728685c55f-29.html#unique-entry-id-29http://blog/files/e6baa4cb0b600658436f10728685c55f-29.html#unique-entry-id-29
NPR story “ Real People Fill In for Statue in Trafalgar Square”]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-05-11T16:43:02-04:00http://blog/files/99d7f9faf81ccac3033a180abbb433f1-28.html#unique-entry-id-28http://blog/files/99d7f9faf81ccac3033a180abbb433f1-28.html#unique-entry-id-28Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism (Akerlof and Shiller) is a must read for anyone wanting to learn more about factors influencing our economy for which standard economic theory does not account....
]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-04-20T11:37:51-04:00http://blog/files/eb305a0888da6f726abd9ab0867c1189-27.html#unique-entry-id-27http://blog/files/eb305a0888da6f726abd9ab0867c1189-27.html#unique-entry-id-27Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-04-03T21:02:09-04:00http://blog/files/48256e374438f9a54b630e0b79252ab0-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://blog/files/48256e374438f9a54b630e0b79252ab0-25.html#unique-entry-id-25The Economist printed a story about Econoland “that combines the magic of a theme park with the excitement of macroeconomics,” complete with clickable map. My favorite is the Dow Jones roller coaster in Section A. Have fun exploring! ]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-03-27T15:03:38-04:00http://blog/files/2c681260a561d44c9a420017f63faa40-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://blog/files/2c681260a561d44c9a420017f63faa40-24.html#unique-entry-id-24Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is now an Associate Professor. :-) You can see a ranking of departments here]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-03-25T20:55:25-04:00http://blog/files/629fcecc632a361ee023e79e58c19780-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://blog/files/629fcecc632a361ee023e79e58c19780-23.html#unique-entry-id-23mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-03-20T17:24:28-04:00http://blog/files/63dcacdbdd2efcc43b01b4e228993d7c-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://blog/files/63dcacdbdd2efcc43b01b4e228993d7c-22.html#unique-entry-id-22Dieting? Put Your $$ Where Your Mouth Is, discusses a clever website stickK.com (created by Dean Karlan at Yale) where people can create a commitment contract for say losing weight, or quitting smoking, where if you fail, it costs you $$$. You can even assign ahead of time to pay the $$$ to an anti-charity - George W. Bush library is a popular choice!]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-03-17T14:33:40-04:00http://blog/files/a318f5d5454631cfbce79ca29a28faaf-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://blog/files/a318f5d5454631cfbce79ca29a28faaf-20.html#unique-entry-id-20Is it time to retrain b-schools? ]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-03-03T20:46:01-05:00http://blog/files/181147c79f5db49fd63e131898c993d9-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://blog/files/181147c79f5db49fd63e131898c993d9-19.html#unique-entry-id-19academic coach blog has some helpful advice, including tips for dealing with email addiction!]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-25T09:02:08-05:00http://blog/files/9f3f9c5a4f322886177c068933737ce7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://blog/files/9f3f9c5a4f322886177c068933737ce7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18new research suggesting fathers are having greater influence on their daughter’s career choices.

Find the paper here.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-24T09:14:21-05:00http://blog/files/e29c8bbd69414a9a94ae91f5cd3ded60-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://blog/files/e29c8bbd69414a9a94ae91f5cd3ded60-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Mean Reviews]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-18T11:23:27-05:00http://blog/files/9aef999bf68cca20c23ffc9757cf66fe-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://blog/files/9aef999bf68cca20c23ffc9757cf66fe-15.html#unique-entry-id-15NY Times article about Larry Summers, chief WH economic adviser, and the nickname President Obama has for his council -- “the propeller-heads”.

As a side note, when Thony and I met Summers while at Harvard, we were both impressed by how interested he was in research being conducted by faculty. At a party in his house, he made the rounds meeting all new faculty and intensely discussing their research with them -- and I mean intensely.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-17T10:00:53-05:00http://blog/files/f8f598ff62a937a207626a9a990910f6-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://blog/files/f8f598ff62a937a207626a9a990910f6-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Ask For It by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever, is a really good read for women who’d like ideas on improving their negotiation skills.

They also authored the best seller Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-16T18:16:58-05:00http://blog/files/cfd90803becf8957826b235018b883f3-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://blog/files/cfd90803becf8957826b235018b883f3-13.html#unique-entry-id-13
When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-16T08:47:57-05:00http://blog/files/9a89535f54b516e92a7d73d46046850a-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://blog/files/9a89535f54b516e92a7d73d46046850a-10.html#unique-entry-id-10
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.01.006]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-03T21:12:03-05:00http://blog/files/a5e86b3f26e283435e5386181b2b0149-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://blog/files/a5e86b3f26e283435e5386181b2b0149-9.html#unique-entry-id-9imaginative take on NYC using nothing other than legos.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-03T20:11:37-05:00http://blog/files/479bd7b1afeb59776506f42a537e3ca7-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://blog/files/479bd7b1afeb59776506f42a537e3ca7-8.html#unique-entry-id-8Journal of Economic Psychology. :) You can get the latest version here.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-02-03T20:01:24-05:00http://blog/files/c017f24782ae722566b78a7f93ba5069-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://blog/files/c017f24782ae722566b78a7f93ba5069-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Check out the only stand up economist, Yoram Bauman, and his sketch “Principals of Economics, Translated” which is definitely worth a peek.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-01-30T17:10:25-05:00http://blog/files/ec10ea7ab2d8a289f5d00cf4e5c46a2a-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://blog/files/ec10ea7ab2d8a289f5d00cf4e5c46a2a-6.html#unique-entry-id-6review of Vernon’s book, Rationality in Economics: Constructivist and Ecological Forms, in the latest issue of the Journal of Economic Psychology (Feb. 2009, v. 30, 107-110).]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-01-29T09:20:39-05:00http://blog/files/ecd79438d8330c4e483e032bdc6bbdd2-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://blog/files/ecd79438d8330c4e483e032bdc6bbdd2-5.html#unique-entry-id-5The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks is worth checking out.

She posted a picture my husband and I took in London.

]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-01-28T11:25:42-05:00http://blog/files/b5b58b51306466afdfa6c5809c5c4f64-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://blog/files/b5b58b51306466afdfa6c5809c5c4f64-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Science (January 23), there is a very interesting News Note providing an overview -- as well as some criticisms -- of the research being conducted on the role social networks play in everything from obesity to happiness]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-01-28T11:04:35-05:00http://blog/files/efde4f6cdc910458e1d487e71a1f4985-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://blog/files/efde4f6cdc910458e1d487e71a1f4985-3.html#unique-entry-id-3AJC. She makes a wonderful variety of cheeses in Atlanta from the milk of a herd of Saanen goats.]]>mrigdon@umich.eduNone2009-01-26T20:55:38-05:00http://blog/files/043e7f39c9445e8382abf3cafcfdfaa0-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://blog/files/043e7f39c9445e8382abf3cafcfdfaa0-1.html#unique-entry-id-1An Appreciation of Arizona’s NCAA Streak in the WSJ (sports)]]>