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EVE has full-time economists. How do you even put that in a job posting?
by ralphc 13y ago
EVE has full-time economists. How do you even put that in a job posting?
- jotux 13y agoValve has an economist they work with for TF2, and he blogs: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equil...
- TazeTSchnitzel 13y agoHe hasn't blogged in months, though :(
- janzer 13y agoHe was a guest on EconTalk a few months back and it was mentioned that he is now at the University of Texas. Most of the conversation was about Valve's corporate structure, http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/02/varoufakis_on_v.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/02/varoufakis_on_v.htm...
- frakkingcylons 13y agoLike this: Economic Consultant for CCP Games - 2007 to Present
- metachris 13y agoWord of mouth.
- iooi 13y agoValve does too. Hats.
- dabarnes 13y agoI play the game quite a bit, its said that there are some very rich russians that hire people to manage alliances, make money, and lead fleets.
- NegativeK 13y agoI suspect there were plenty of economists already looking at virtual worlds for research purposes. This Reuters article on their first economist hiring has quotes from him. http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/16/us-videogames-economist-life-idUSN0925619220070816 http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/16/us-videogames-econ...
- marvin 13y agoI'm willing to bet that Blizzard has at least one psychologist on board...