I wrote about that in a Christmas edition some years back. Only an economist or a sadist would give this to an 8-year old. And yes, the Venn diagram has significant overlap.
that's a lovely, poetic way to look at Christmas. We all need to remember and hug our inner 8 year old, as well as everybody else's. Frohe Weihnachten!
Some years ago I overheard my two young kids discussing this. 'Santa must be real' said the elder one. 'You don't think our parents bought us all these parents, do you?'
I appreciated your acknowledgement that Christmas is a Christian festival: many in the UK may not know that. We celebrate the first coming and look towards the second - but without the apocalyptic nonsense.
Meanwhile believers in Santa will continue to pore over charts looking for the next coming of a high: we would all like that, unless we are ongoing buyers.
Merry Christmas to you too, Joachim.
The Deadweight Loss of Christmas by Joel Waldfogel in The American Economic Review Dec 1993
- an ideal Xmas present for any 8 year old
I wrote about that in a Christmas edition some years back. Only an economist or a sadist would give this to an 8-year old. And yes, the Venn diagram has significant overlap.
that's a lovely, poetic way to look at Christmas. We all need to remember and hug our inner 8 year old, as well as everybody else's. Frohe Weihnachten!
Some years ago I overheard my two young kids discussing this. 'Santa must be real' said the elder one. 'You don't think our parents bought us all these parents, do you?'
I appreciated your acknowledgement that Christmas is a Christian festival: many in the UK may not know that. We celebrate the first coming and look towards the second - but without the apocalyptic nonsense.
Meanwhile believers in Santa will continue to pore over charts looking for the next coming of a high: we would all like that, unless we are ongoing buyers.
Thank you for your articles Mr K.