The Standup Economist

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Here’s a photo journal of the 2008 trip to Israel that Dad and I went on.

Preface: This update now covers two bets: my 2014 bet with fellow economists Bryan Caplan and Alex Tabarrok (I bet that global temperatures would continue to rise through 2029, they bet for flatlining temperatures) and 2024 bet with Zeke Hausfather and Ni…

Back in 2014 I made a global warming bet with fellow economists Bryan Caplan and Alex Tabarrok about global temperatures over the following 15 years (2015-2029) compared with the previous 15 years (2000-2014).

After a successful premiere at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival in summer 2024 (videos and more at Yoram-Com.com), I’ve got three focal points for 2025: 1) In addition to trying to improve the play script, I’ve adapted it into a movie script because Ch…

Hello economics comedy friends and fans!

** Filming on Sat Sept 19 ** Filming on Sun Sept 20 ** Table reading on Sun Sept 20 ** Movie script and info ** Soundtrack ** Script reviews ** Stage play (2024) ** For the 10-minute short / proof-of-concept we’re filming Sept 19-20, here’s the latest scr…

Please click here for details about my play, “Seize The Initiative: A romantic comedy about falling in love… with democracy”!

Bryan Caplan was kind enough to introduce me to Alex Epstein, who was kind enough to send me a copy of his book, Fossil Future.

There are at least two approaches to estimate the impact of the Climate Commitment Act on gas prices.

Alex Epstein was kind enough to send me a copy of his book, Fossil Future.