So do corporations.
And so are--soon probably a lot more will--Americans. (Bonus follow-on to that link: "Midland Ain't Pretty, But It Works".)
So do corporations.
And so are--soon probably a lot more will--Americans. (Bonus follow-on to that link: "Midland Ain't Pretty, But It Works".)
Most interesting of all: guess who's having second thoughts about nuclear?
And while it's ad hominem, Mr. Mauldin seems to be an entertainer and a world-class schmoozer--not that there's anything wrong with that--so if John's full comments were available, I'm nearly certain he'd win.
BBC News[!] provides a pretty good answer: "10 Reasons Why So Many People Are Moving to Texas".
Bonus: "17 Reasons Why Houston is the Best City in America".
Got it?
Another one of Mother Nature's jokes, kinda like that difference in the ages of sexual peaks.
(Also, the album version. There's a reason why most albums are recorded in studios with sound engineers.)
The dessert is made from sheeted pastry dough, like a croissant, and fried like a doughnut. The pastry is then stuffed with vanilla cream, rolled in sugar, and topped with icing.
But I, for one, won't hold my breath.
Some of them surprised me.
Speaking of fatcat donors, see "Obama in Palo Alto: Fundraising with the Rich Radicals". (Rich people aren't bad if they are Democrats. Of course!)
Why you throw a little "consulting" business to people who are close to her. Now.
See "Tony's 'Good Fortune'".
Ernest Hemingway once described Paris in spring as a time when “there were no problems except where to be happiest.” Clearly Hemingway did not foresee the springtime of 2013. For many of Paris’ residents right now — in fact, for many French in general — the answer to the question of where to be happiest is: pretty much anywhere but France.
On courses, five suggestions:
Most places require majors to take an introductory course--often titled "Principles of Economics" or something similar--and then a second course in microeconomics, often titled "Intermediate Microeconomics". That second course in micro is absolutely vital. I'd tell him to ask around at his university to find out who the best instructor is offering that course. Neither the easiest nor the friendliest necessarily, but who has the best mind and who best expresses that mind. I'd tell him then to concentrate hard on that course. Do well in it, and the rest of the major should be easier and more fun.
Take as much econometrics as he can stand. It is very important and useful. If there is only one undergraduate course, strongly consider taking a graduate course if there is one (and take additional statistics courses). And learn either Stata or R.
If he plans on trying to get a Ph.D., take a lot of math. A full year of calculus and a course in linear algebra is the bare minimum. Most grad econ departments want students to make an A in the second-level calculus sequence (usually called "Analysis" or "Real Analysis"). Here are Davidson's suggestions: https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/undergrad/current/preparing-for-grad-school Here are suggestions from Harvard: http://kuznets.harvard.edu/~athey/gradadv.html
Take at least one course that teaches students how to write well.
Junior or senior year, write at least one long, research-oriented paper, probably in a seminar course or maybe as an independent study, under the supervision of a good instructor. Examples of what he should aim for are here: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/ipe/default.xhtml
On books:
Good introductory books (these can be read before starting coursework, even this summer):
Tradeoffs by Harold Winter
The Armchair Economist, by Steven E. Landsburg
The Economic Way of Thinking, by Paul Heyne, et al.
The Economics of Public Issues, by Roger L. Miller, et al.
Spin-Free Economics: A No-Nonsense Guide to Today’s Global Economic Debates, by Nariman Behravesh
Good Intermediate Micro textbooks
Price Theory and Applications, Steven E. Landsburg (the most recent edition is the 8th, and the 9th is due soon, but any edition is excellent).
Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, by Hal R. Varian. Complements Landsburg.
Exchange and Production: Competition, Coordination, and Control, by Armen Alchian and William R. Allen. Not strictly an Intermediate Microeconomics text, but it’s so good, who cares?
Others:
A Conflict of Visions, by Thomas Sowell
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, by David S. Landes
Robust Political Economy, by Mark Pennington
The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government, by Michael L. Marlow
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, by William Easterly
The Death of Common Sense, by Philip K. Howard
Getting Rich in America: Eight Simple Rules for Building a Fortune and a Satisfying Life, by Dwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
A Guide to Econometrics, by Peter Kennedy
Eat the Rich, by P. J. O’Rourke
Readings in Applied Microeconomics: The Power of the Market, edited by Craig M. Newmark
On studying: if he doesn't know how to study by now, I can't help him.