Life among the Subecon: The Pon Farr and Koon Ut Kal If Ee Rituals

Abstract

Since the publication of Axel Leijonhufvud's classic “Life among the Econ,” anthropological interest in the species Econ has waned. Unfortunately, one of the omissions from his analysis was a study of life among the tribes to which the unsuccessful grads were exiled. This article looks at the ritual of expulsion from the perspective of the outcast tribes ( subecon) into which the new outcasts seek asylum. The ritual of accepting these new subecon into a new tribe spurs a long and mysterious process in which the basic tenet of the Econ rationality is replaced with what can only be likened to the pon farr and koon ut kal if ee of the Vulcan mating ritual. JEL Classification: A11, A13

Objectivism versus subjectivism: A market test

“…Using data from a unique housing development in Charleston, South Carolina named I'On, where many of the streets are named after prominent classical liberals, we explore the question of whether "objectivist" street names associated with Ayn Rand sell for more than "subjectivist" street names associated with Ludwig von Mises. In case it is not abundantly clear to the reader, we emphasize that this paper falls squarely within the economic literature first explored by Leijonhufvud (1973). Other examples found within this venerable strand of economic literature include Blinder (1974), Wall (1995), Thurman and Fisher (1988), Heckman (2010), Heckelman (2008), Smith (2008), and Horn et al (2008).…”