经济学的N个笑话

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• 8. Although ethics teaches that virtue is its own reward, in economics we get taught that reward is its own virtue. ***经济学里的经济人假设就认为人是理性经济人，一切行为的出发点都是效用最大化和利润最大化，从来不考虑道德准则。 9.When you get drunk, you can tell everyone that you are just researching the law of diminishing marginal utility. Marginal Utility 边际递减规律/边际效应指的是增加单位商品的消费所增加的效用（心理满足程度）。 边际效应递减规律是经济学中很重要的一个规律，它告诉我们一味 地消费某种商品所带来的效用会越来越小，因此旧的减少对该商品的消费而增加对其他商品的消费，就有必要和别人进行商品交换，于是就产生了交易和贸易。但是对于一个酒鬼而言，如果醉酒是他追求的终极效果的话，那么边际递减规律是不适用的。不过，对于学习经济学的学生而言，体验边际效用递减规律倒是个不错的借口。 (查看原文)

  judyzmj 2013-09-26 12:27:47

• An experienced economist anda rookie economit are walking down the road. they come across a spoiled banana lying on the asphalt. Says the experienced economist, if you eat it I'll give you $2000. The rookie economist runs his optimization model and figures out he's better off eating it so he does and collects money. Continuing along the same road they almost step on a spoiled apple. The rookie economist states. Now, if you eat this apple I'll give you $2000. After evaluating the proposal, the experienced economist eats the spoiled apple, and gets the money. As they go on, the rookie economist starts thinking and states, Listen, we both have the same amount of money we had before, but we bothe ate spoiled fruit. I don't see us being better off. The experienced economist states, Well, t... (查看原文)

  judyzmj 2013-09-27 15:24:40

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