Christmas Gifts and Economists
When I get an odd or inappropriate Christmas gift, I usually get a good chuckle with the family and then try to figure out who to recycle it to next year (though the Chia Shrek may be a keeper).
When economists get a bad gift, they try to quantify deadweight loss to the economy. And, according to Marginal Revolution, the number is substantial.
Update: more here at TCS
