Monday, December 14, 2020

Graduating in a Recession Can Be Rough

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This relates to yesterday's post "The Class of 2020 Looks for Work." That post has links to other related posts. By Alex Tabar...
Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Class of 2020 Looks for Work

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Months after graduating into one of the most challenging job markets in generations, many are still searching for that first gig. Few openin...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

The Economic Behavior Of Trees In Forrests

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It seems like they produce and trade with each other, even across species. Are trees and the fungi being selfish or altruistic? Adam Smith a...
Friday, December 04, 2020

Conflicting opinions from economists on the value of giving gifts

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The battle seems to be over inefficiency (spending money on items others might not want) vs. the idea that if you spent money on someone it...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’

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By Ann Gibbons, contributing correspondent for Science . Volcanoes erupting put ash into the atmosphere, causing lower temperatures tha...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Is There Economic And Political Meaning In "The Wizard of Oz?"

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To get a handle on this, you can read Money and Politics in the Land of Oz By Quentin P. Taylor.  Below is an excerpt from the Taylor pape...
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Thursday, November 05, 2020

Why do employers pay extra money to people who study a bunch of subjects in college that they don’t actually need you to know? Signaling

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See School Is Expensive. Is It Worth It? For your kids, yes—at least assuming they graduate. But the author of ‘The Case Against Educatio...