Facebook | It’s time you experienced my positive externalities…

With prom right around the corner, it’s time to think about getting that perfect date. In this arena, it is undeniable that economics students have the upper hand. Our intelligence and wit is unsurpassed among our peers in other subject areas. Not only that, but our subject lends itself to several cunning and effective pick-up lines. Here’s a few from the Facebook group, “It’s time you experienced my positive externalities…”. Thanks to SAS senior David Xu for the tip:

I’ll maximize your utility.

What do you say we expand our production possibility curves?

What do you say I eliminate some dead weight loss and add to your consumer surplus.

Do you work for the Fed, cause your raising my reserves.

You’re like the village commons…*sigh* what a tragedy!

You won’t find any elasticity with my demand, cause there are no substitutes.

It’s OK baby…I’m a price taker.

You’ve been spending too much time with the invisible hand…time for some external intervention.

You can price discriminate against me!

I’m a pure public good…you can free-ride on me any time you want.

We’re like monopolistic competition…all we care about is the short run.

Our society is underproducing…but I’m sure if we hooked up we’d achieve an efficient allocation of resources.

My fiscal policy is all about contributing to your private sector.

Your industry shows promise…time for my firm to break the barrier of entry.

Think you can come up with something better? Follow the link above and join the group, add your own Economics pick-up line!

About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards".

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