Being Funny, It Turns Out, Is Like

One Of The Key Problems Is That The Germans Know What They Do Because Everywhere They Go There's A 'made In Germany' Label On It - They Can Feel Proud Of Volkswagens And Audis And Mercedes.

It's Amazing, If You Know What You Want To Say, How Fast It Is To Write.

The Germans Are Clear About What They Do - Cars And Machine Tools; The Japanese Are Clear About What They Do - Electronics; The Chinese Are Clear About What They Do - They're The Workshop Of The World.

Although Being Economics Editor Sounds Impressive, It Does Not Mean I Actually Edit Anything. It Mainly Reflects Two Decades Of Title-inflation At The Bbc, Which Has Given Ever More Status To Senior Reporters, Presumably Because It Is Cheaper To Do That Than To Offer Higher Pay.

Put Simply, Behavioural Economics Argues That Human Beings' Decision-taking Is Guided By The Evolutionary Baggage Which We Bring With Us To The Present Day. Evolution Has Made Us Rational To A Point, But Not Perfectly So. It Has Given Us Emotions, For Example, Which Programme Us To Override Our Rational Brain And Act More Instinctively.