File this under the "Who knew?" category of odd offshoots from the Tiger Woods scandal. In the sixth edition of his book, "Principles of Economics," Harvard professor N. Gregory Mankiw replaced a Woods-based example of "opportunity cost and comparative advantage" with one based on New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady, according to the March 17 Harvard Crimson.
To mow or not to mow? Mankiw deleted the short blurb titled, "Should Tiger Woods Mow His Own Lawn?" from the current version. "For the new edition, I thought all the recent events surrounding Woods' social life might be distracting, so I changed the example to use Brady," Mankiw told the Crimson in an e-mail.
In the Woods example, Mankiw discussed the golfer’s ability to drive golf balls and make putts. We’re guessing his observation that, "Most likely, he is talented at other activities too" earned Tiger the heave-ho.
Mankiw featured Michael Jordan in previous editions and replaced him with Woods when the NBA legend retired, said the Crimson.
Outsource. The conclusion to the question? Woods should pay someone else $20 bucks to cut his grass and go film a Nike TV ad for $10,000. You don’t have to be a Harvard student to see the benefit to that arrangement.
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