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November 23, 2007

Tyler Cowen has a crazy idea for eliminating the deadweight loss of Christmas, "Buy someone a book of stamps. It has the efficiency properties of a cash transfer (who doesn't need stamps?), yet if you choose an attractive issue it will show (a little) more thought than money alone." (link not in original)

I can't help but think of the beginning of Suspicion, when Cary Grant pays for part of his train fare with a stamp.

Previously:

"The Deadweight Loss of Christmas" by Zach Wendling
"Economas" by Zach Wendling
"The Deadweight Loss of Weddings" by Zach Wendling
"Chipping Away at the Deadweight Loss of Christmas" by Zach Wendling
"More on the Deadweight Loss of Christmas" by Zach Wendling
"Gift-Giving From the Heart" by Zach Wendling
"Best Buy is Smiling" by David Darlington
"The Deadweight Loss of Halloween" by Zach Wendling
"A Gift Card Time of Year" by David Darlington

Posted by Zach Wendling at November 23, 2007 02:01 PM

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