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Life among the Subecon: The Pon Farr and Koon Ut Kal If Ee Rituals

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  • Robert N. Horn

    (Economics Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, hornrn@jmu.edu)

  • Robert T. Jerome

    (Economics Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807)

  • Kristina Terkun

    (Economics Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807)

Abstract

Since the publication of Axel Leijonhufvud's classic “Life among the Econ,†anthropological interest in the species Econ has waned. Unfortunately, one of the omissions from his analysis was a study of life among the tribes to which the unsuccessful grads were exiled. This article looks at the ritual of expulsion from the perspective of the outcast tribes (subecon) into which the new outcasts seek asylum. The ritual of accepting these new subecon into a new tribe spurs a long and mysterious process in which the basic tenet of the Econ rationality is replaced with what can only be likened to the pon farr and koon ut kal if ee of the Vulcan mating ritual. JEL Classification: A11, A13

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  • Robert N. Horn & Robert T. Jerome & Kristina Terkun, 2008. "Life among the Subecon: The Pon Farr and Koon Ut Kal If Ee Rituals," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 40(2), pages 233-238, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:40:y:2008:i:2:p:233-238
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    Keywords

    economics departments; recruiting; the Econ; Star Trek;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values

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