Learned via Media Unspun:
Vernon Smith shares the Nobel prize with Daniel Khaneman for his work in experimental economics. The award brings fully to mind the fact that this field is fascinating to me, and gives it a name I can cite when applying for the job in my next life :-)
I wonder how research like this is actually applied and on what scale, and then I read at the bottom of his page "He has served as a consultant on the privatization of electric power in Australia and New Zealand and participated in numerous private and public discussions of energy deregulation in the United States. In 1997 he served as a Blue Ribbon Panel Member, National Electric Reliability Council."
I'm actually most interested in modeling, like Robert Axelrod has done. Susan Woodward first got me interested in economics during the fascinating talks she gave to a small lucky group of people at OffRoad Capital. And just to weave a thin thread through the blog, she's also CFO at CyberEditions, where Denis Dutton is Executive Director.
October 10, 2002 10:12 AM