The economics of enough: Dan O’Neill at TEDxOxbridge
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Is economic growth always a good thing? Why are people in countries like the US and UK not happier or working fewer hours when GDP has tripled since 1950? Dan O’Neill’s thought-provoking…
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Ben Stein as Uber Dork economics teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” 1986. True in teen comedies, true in real schools and universities to this day.. Sad but Hilarious.
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What he says about happiness and GDP is untrue. Long-term surveys across
many different countries show that happiness does indeed increase with
income (specifically with log income, as economists have long assumed) and
does not level off as he says. (And no-one suggests that relationships etc.
don’t also contribute to happiness.) See this paper:
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/inequality/Seminar/Papers/Stevenson13-1.pdf
Ahhh my brain hurts. I’m left wing and so sympathetic to this, but there’s
so much wrong here.
Economics of enough
If students are not listening such lectures in economics class then their
study is not complete
Perhaps the government could offer an ultimatum to companies: either you
choose your own minimum wage:maximum wage ratio before a certain date, or
wait until (after that date) the government decides for you what ratio
you’ll be allowed to pay. We should also encourage companies to do this by
choice, for ethical reasons, as certain co-operatives and other
‘values-driven’ businesses do this already. The difficult thing is having
the political will to make such an ultimatum happen…I don’t have an easy
answer for that! Suggestions welcome ;)
Good luck getting the banks to give up their well entrenched racket. And
even more good luck getting the bank owned politicians to force them to do
it. Not to put a downer on your talk… Overdose of common sense here.
The only problem with this is that he is just repeating what has been told
many times since the 1990s, and even before. Something is very wrong with
a wholly reasonable message that sounds like a broken record ….and the
“cause” is hardly advancing
“Anyone know who the most racist president in history is? … Anyone? …
Anyone?”
This scene had no meaning to me until I got to high school. And the
accuracy was so real, it was almost scary.
“Anyone, anyone” teacher from Ferris Bueller’s Da…:
http://youtu.be/uhiCFdWeQfA
I have woken up with drool on my desk, although in the college library :D
I use this to put my toddler brother to sleep.
Surprisingly intriguing.
I remember finding this so hysterical that I researched everything Ben was
teaching and actually learned more economics than I ever did when I endured
the class in high school.
Shit!, and I thought my teacher was bad
what’s really sad is that I actually understand what he’s talking about.
meh well, the life of a geek.
I wish I still had the chance to win his money…
I just read Ultimate Spider-man. They actually spoofed this scene in the
comic book. It was awesome.
Exactly how i feel after economics class! Haha, love this scene!
It’s perfect casting for Ben Stein.
Anyone, anyone??
This is probably my favorite Mathew Broderick film to date.
I swear to god that my algebra teacher is his son or something because they
act exactly the same.
Ben Stein, before he went nuts and decided that Intelligent Design was
plausible.
That was my 6th grade social studies teacher.
Is it bad that I find this hilarious….
Oh my GOD I know how that feels
why do most of the students looks so old…
Ben Stein made up this whole scene on the spot in one take…
Hey it’s the “Clear eyes; dry eyes!” guy. The blank bored stare on
everyone’s face … uh huh, yep … remember it well. One of my classes in
school had a droning teacher just like this. “Mr. Monotone” we used to call
him. ;o)
I’m becoming a teacher, this has taught not what to do lol.