"The Dismal Science" isn't always so bleak

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British economists measure, statistically, the statement "crime doesn't pay" to examine its veracity. Their oh-so-very tongue-in-cheek conclusion is that bank robbery is a rubbish job.

-- Steve'll have to read the full thing at some point, because the cited exerpts are highly amusing.

spotted via andrewducker