Re: NEW TOPIC: Discovering another Aspie Intellectual - Award-winning Tenured Economist Tyler Cowen

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Did you forget to include the abstract/article download pdf address, or did it just fail to make it through to my BlackBerry! (see below)~ "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."--Albert Camus Sent from my VZW BlackBerryFrom: rogernmeyer@...Sender: aspires-relationships Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 13:13:10 -0700 (GMT-07:00)To: <aspires-relationships >; <aspires-relationships >ReplyTo: aspires-relationships Subject: NEW TOPIC: Discovering another AspieIntellectual - Award-winning Tenured Economist Tyler Cowen Oh...Here we go again! Tyler Cowen has become somewhat of a minor intellectual cult figure to certain members of the Asperger Association of Greater Washington. Here's a link to his paper which he uploaded to the Internet in December, 2011. It's only somewhat readible -- not really according to my taste -- but for those of you interested in such excursions, an interesting expanded exercise on autie mentation. Here's the abstract and article listing blurb. It's an easy PDF download. Here's the fast link to his brief bio on Wikipedia - he's somewhat of a polymath. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen Happy reading. N. Meyer ***** An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human NeurodiversityA 37 page paper available as download from Social Science Research Network (SSRN)Tyler Cowen Mason University - Department of EconomicsDecember 22, 2011GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 11-58 Abstract: This paper considers an economic approach to autistic individuals, as a window for understanding autism, as a new and growing branch of neuroeconomics (how does behavior vary with neurology?), and as a foil for better understanding non-autistics and their cognitive biases. The relevant economic predictions for autistics involve greater specialization in production and consumption, lower price elasticities of supply and demand, a higher return from choosing features of their environment, less effective use of social focal points, and higher relative returns as economic growth and specialization proceed. There is also evidence that autistics are less subject to framing effects and more rational on the receiving end of ultimatum games. Considering autistics modifies some of the standard results from economic theories of the family and the economics of discrimination. Although there are likely more than seventy million autisticindividuals worldwide, the topic has been understudied by economists. An economic approach also helps us see shortcomings in the "pure disorder" models of autism. Number of Pages in PDF File: 37Keywords: Neuroeconomics, autism, neurodiversity, rational choice theory JEL Classifications: A12, B41 Working Paper Series Download This Paper Date posted: December 22, 2011 Suggested Citation:Cowen, Tyler, An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human Neurodiversity (December 22, 2011). GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 11-58. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1975809 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1975809

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Hi it works at my end.

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> Did you forget to include the abstract/article download pdf address, or did it

just fail to make it through to my BlackBerry! (see below)

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> " Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be

normal. "

> --Albert Camus

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> Sent from my VZW BlackBerry

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> NEW TOPIC: Discovering another Aspie

> Intellectual - Award-winning Tenured Economist Tyler Cowen

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> Oh...Here we go again!

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> Tyler Cowen has become somewhat of a minor intellectual cult figure to certain

members of the Asperger Association of Greater Washington. Here's a link to his

paper which he uploaded to the Internet in December, 2011.

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> It's only somewhat readible -- not really according to my taste -- but for

those of you interested in such excursions, an interesting expanded exercise on

autie mentation.

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> Here's the abstract and article listing blurb. It's an easy PDF download.

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> Here's the fast link to his brief bio on Wikipedia - he's somewhat of a

polymath. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen

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> Happy reading.

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> N. Meyer

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> An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human

Neurodiversity

> A 37 page paper available as download from Social Science Research Network

(SSRN)

> Tyler Cowen Mason University - Department of Economics

> December 22, 2011

> GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 11-58

> Abstract: & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; This paper considers an economic

approach to autistic individuals, as a window for understanding autism, as a new

and growing branch of neuroeconomics (how does behavior vary with neurology?),

and as a foil for better understanding non-autistics and their cognitive biases.

The relevant economic predictions for autistics involve greater specialization

in production and consumption, lower price elasticities of supply and demand, a

higher return from choosing features of their environment, less effective use of

social focal points, and higher relative returns as economic growth and

specialization proceed. There is also evidence that autistics are less subject

to framing effects and more rational on the receiving end of ultimatum games.

Considering autistics modifies some of the standard results from economic

theories of the family and the economics of discrimination. Although there are

likely more than seventy million autistic

> individuals worldwide, the topic has been understudied by economists. An

economic approach also helps us see shortcomings in the " pure disorder " models

of autism.

> & nbsp;

> Number of Pages in PDF File: 37

> Keywords: Neuroeconomics, autism, neurodiversity, rational choice theory

> JEL Classifications: A12, B41

> Working Paper Series Download This Paper Date posted: December 22, 2011 & nbsp;

Suggested Citation:

> Cowen, Tyler, An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum

and Human Neurodiversity (December 22, 2011). GMU Working Paper in Economics No.

11-58. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1975809 or

http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1975809

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rogernmeyer@... wrote:

> Oh...Here we go again!

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> Tyler Cowen has become somewhat of a minor intellectual cult figure to

> certain members of the Asperger Association of Greater Washington.

> Here's a link to his paper which he uploaded to the Internet in

> December, 2011.

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> Abstract:

> This paper considers an economic approach to autistic individuals, as a

> window for understanding autism

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> An economic approach also

> helps us see shortcomings in the " pure disorder " models of autism.

Yes! NB: " ...shortcomings of the 'pure disorder' models of autism " (as

found in DSM-IV) receive a lot of Cowen's attention and *very

informative* exposition.

I give it two-thumbs up! Thanks ; good catch.

> Cowen, Tyler, An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism

> Spectrum and Human Neurodiversity (December 22, 2011). GMU Working Paper

> in Economics No. 11-58. Available at SSRN:

> http://ssrn.com/abstract=1975809 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1975809

Upon reaching either page, hit the " Download This Paper " button to get

the full-text PDF.

- Bill, ...AS, ...much impressed.

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WD " Bill " Loughman - Berkeley, California USA

http://home.earthlink.net/~wdloughman/wdl.htm

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Reference to the abstract's location is found in my post "announcing" the 37 page paper's availability.

N. Meyer

NEW TOPIC: Discovering another Aspie Intellectual - Award-winning Tenured Economist Tyler Cowen

Oh...Here we go again!

Tyler Cowen has become somewhat of a minor intellectual cult figure to certain members of the Asperger Association of Greater Washington. Here's a link to his paper which he uploaded to the Internet in December, 2011.

It's only somewhat readible -- not really according to my taste -- but for those of you interested in such excursions, an interesting expanded exercise on autie mentation.

Here's the abstract and article listing blurb. It's an easy PDF download.

Here's the fast link to his brief bio on Wikipedia - he's somewhat of a polymath. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen

Happy reading.

N. Meyer

*****

An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human Neurodiversity

A 37 page paper available as download from Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Tyler Cowen Mason University - Department of Economics

December 22, 2011

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 11-58

Abstract: This paper considers an economic approach to autistic individuals, as a window for understanding autism, as a new and growing branch of neuroeconomics (how does behavior vary with neurology?), and as a foil for better understanding non-autistics and their cognitive biases. The relevant economic predictions for autistics involve greater specialization in production and consumption, lower price elasticities of supply and demand, a higher return from choosing features of their environment, less effective use of social focal points, and higher relative returns as economic growth and specialization proceed. There is also evidence that autistics are less subject to framing effects and more rational on the receiving end of ultimatum games. Considering autistics modifies some of the standard results from economic theories of the family and the economics of discrimination. Although there are likely more than seventy million autistic individuals worldwide, the topic has been understudied by economists. An economic approach also helps us see shortcomings in the "pure disorder" models of autism.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 37

Keywords: Neuroeconomics, autism, neurodiversity, rational choice theory

JEL Classifications: A12, B41

Working Paper Series Download This Paper Date posted: December 22, 2011 Suggested Citation:

Cowen, Tyler, An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum and Human Neurodiversity (December 22, 2011). GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 11-58. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1975809 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1975809