Matthew Botos

The Cornell alumni newsletter had an interesting piece on a new book, The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas. In it, Cornell economics professor Robert Frank expands on student essays on economic issues, Freakonomic-style. Among these, he tackles the economics of Braille ATMs and wedding dresses. I always thought it was telling of the genders that women spend untold hours and dollars preparing for a day that guys will show up for in rented tuxes.