----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- I was reminded of this anecdote, although it strays from the subject somewhat. Several years back a prominent university hired a leave replacement for a macroeconomist. The replacement turned out to be a specialist in the economics of fisheries, of all things. Some wag suggested that it was a simple misunderstanding: the replacement obviously thought the school had been advertising for a mackerel economist. Kevin Quinn ps: some little-known extra-disciplinary forays by the profession: Keynes on Corporal Punishment Patinkin on Pachinko Friedman on Slavery ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]