All My Economics Jokes - David Friedman’s Substack

I mentioned, here and on FaceBook, a new addition to my very small collection of economics jokes, not jokes about economics but jokes that teach economics. Enough people were interested so I decided to post all six of them: 1. Two economists walked past a Porsche showroom with an elegant sports car visible through the window: First Economist: "I really want that car." Second Economist: "Obviously not." 2. An economist and a businessman were walking in the wood when they encountered a large and hungry bear. The economist turned to run. Businessman: "You don't think you can outrun a bear, do you?" Economist: "No. But I might be able to outrun you." (Contributed by Dennis Hanseman, editor of my Price Theory) 3. What is sweeter than honey? Free vinegar. (From a Middle Eastern cookbook by Claudia Roden) 4. An economics professor is in a car driven by one of his students; she asks him to put on his seat belt. "Why do you want me to put on my seat belt?" "To make it less likely

I mentioned, here and on FaceBook, a new addition to my very small collection of economics jokes, not jokes about economics but jokes that teach economics. Enough people were interested so I decided to post all six of them: 1. Two economists walked past a Porsche showroom with an elegant sports car visible through the window: First Economist: "I really want that car." Second Economist: "Obviously not." 2. An economist and a businessman were walking in the wood when they encountered a large and hungry bear. The economist turned to run. Businessman: "You don't think you can outrun a bear, do you