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The story of manure-thief (and Harvard economist) Martin Weitzman continues to provoke confused laughter around the country, as in
this essay in the
Wisconsin State Journal. It doesn't help that Weitzman is, apparently, a specialist in the microeconomic theory of environmental economics. (Whatever that means.) Perhaps he was researching economies of scale in excrement-theft.
The weird thing is that Weitzman has apparently been stealing shit for years. There's clearly some deeper psychology involved here. I mean, pilfering diamonds or Van Goghs is one thing. But stealing manure? That does suggest a problem with self-esteem....
Anyway, here's this conclusion from columnist Bill Wineke: "Had Weitzman taught microeconomics at the University of Utah, his horse-manure thievery would never have made national news. The moral is, if you're going to be a Harvard economist, be prepared to pay for your horse apples."
