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		chrismealy on Nov 13, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Two Things about Computer Programming The two things economists know are hilarious -- square "no free lunch" with "gains from trade." Do the gains from trade have a price? Who pays that? As for "incentives matter," what, because incentives incentivize?

duncanj on Nov 13, 2010 [–]

I feel like the two things economists need to know are:

1. You don't know what you're talking about.

2. You don't know it yet.

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