Welcome to The Marginalist.

FROM the game theorization of dating to the effect of government regulation of the credit card industry, The Marginalist Blog, written by The Marginalist and The Invisible Hand, is never scared to apply a rational, economic mode of thinking to the real world.

We’ll take apart ordinary, everyday situations and analyze the economics behind them. How is the concept of risk in buffets and casinos similar (and different)? How can game theory be applied to dating and college choices? What are the unintended consequences of the latest governmental economic decree? These are the questions we will pose — and attempt to answer

Happy Reading.