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April 29, 2008

Tulips

This morning I am in Amsterdam, promoting the Dutch version of “The Logic of Life“. The most disturbing thing about this is that my publishers are claiming that I am “the Jeremy Clarkson of economics”. I don’t know what’s worse: being compared to Clarkson or the knowledge that he’s a star in the Netherlands.

Nevertheless, nice to be here. Sadly I will not get time to visit the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, written up brilliantly in John McMillan’s “Reinventing the Bazaar“, one of my favourite economics books.

April 29th, 2008 in Books, Everyday economics, Logic of Life | Permalink

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  1. Closer to the Dr. Phil Hammond of economics, I’d say. Yes, Phil, not Richard.

    Either way, you should get yourself on some comedy quiz shows. Raise the tone a bit. Or lower it. Whichever.

    Posted by: SteveJ | April 29th, 2008 at 6:36 pm | Report this comment

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