Saturday, June 20, 2015

Beards

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


at

9 comments:

  1. Septeus7June 20, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    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

    ReplyDelete
  2. SandwichmanJune 20, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Marx envy.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Don CoffinJune 21, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Peter--Do *you* have a beard?

    ReplyDelete
  4. Don CoffinJune 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  5. rosserjb@jmu.eduJune 21, 2015 at 1:48 PM

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

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sam BraselJune 22, 2015 at 10:29 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  7. JW MasonJune 22, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    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.)

    ReplyDelete
  8. ABJune 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM

    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.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Peter DormanJune 23, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    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.

    ReplyDelete

Spam and gaslight comments will be deleted.