Saturday, June 20, 2015

Beards

Why, other than because they are disproportionately male, do so many economists have beards?


9 comments:

Septeus7 said...

It is because they are all neck bearded sexists see http://thesocietypages.org/ssn/2015/05/12/beards-and-modern-politicians/?utm_source=TSP%20Friday%20Roundup&utm_campaign=56b38d3690-RU0512155_12_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fd1b4ace98-56b38d3690-119290297

Sandwichman said...

Marx envy.

Don Coffin said...

Peter--Do *you* have a beard?

Don Coffin said...

I see (via google) that you *do* have a beard.

rosserjb@jmu.edu said...

But there have been periods when he has not had one, just to complicate things, :-).

Sam Brasel said...

It's not the beard. It's the color-changing necktie....

JW Mason said...

There are six male professors in my department, and I am one of only two without beards. (Admittedly, one of the beards comes and goes.)

AB said...

I know this may come as a surprise, but I don't think economists tend to be movie star material so a little cover might be justified.

Peter Dorman said...

I started wearing a beard because I had a baby face back in my early 20s. Then it became a sort of countercultural accoutrement. Eventually I just didn't want to do all that shaving.