Business

A Layman's Guide to Evolutionary Economics [rre]
50 pages you should read if you ever want to use "Schumpeterian" in a sentence

Relative wealth of fictional characters (Gatsby, Monty Burns, Thurston Howell III...)

Track your dollar bills as they migrate around the country

U.S. Treasury sells dollar bills beginning with 168 for $5.95; beginning with four eights; three sevens

"The new U.S. $20 bill contains hidden pictures of the WTC attacks" (Nonsense, of course, but fun for the kids.)

"British consol" = bond with no maturity For instance, a consol might pay you a thousand pounds every year, forever. Not just until you die, but forever -- such a bond is called a perpetuity. You can price them by dividing the payment amount by the discount rate.

Aesthetico-econometric research "I could put the prices of paintings into the computer, and from the results could predict what the artist said about his work and how he made preparatory drawings."

Captain Euro [rre]

Economists predict Olympic tallies based on GNP, politics, population, climate

Alan Greenspan received the Enron Award for Distinguished Public Service (rre)

Play the Enron blame game (see who blames whom; educational)