November 26, 2007
What cars the faculty in Arts and Sciences at Harvard drive.
The survey also found some correlation between departments and choice of car. Of 18 respondents in the economics department, eight said they owned luxury cars—one of the highest percentages. . . .
When it comes to intra-faculty vehicular stereotypes, the economics department is known as the one with the flashiest autos. . . .
“I think the economics department likes fairly expensive cars,” Stilgoe says. “They are interested in things that demonstrate financial value.”
Link via Harvard economist Greg Mankiw.