Greg Mankiw, an economics professor at Harvard, received a cool email from Gordon Boronow, an assistant professor at Nyack College. In it, Gordon says that he tells his students “that in five years if all they remember about economics is the first chapter [from Greg's book, which I think is this one], then their efforts [...]
Today, PBS released a documentary film called Digital Nation, which explores how the Internet and digital technology are changing the way people communicate, work, and learn. It was broadcast over PBS’ television networks today and it’s also been made available online. I thought it was an interesting film. You can watch it online here. (Note: [...]
The MinnPost.com published a piece today that talks about Gen Y (which it defines as college-educated, 30 and younger) feeling left out of the job market. I agree with most of the article’s contents. The article’s author, Brad Allen, says that Simon Foster, a Minnesota based executive recruiter, worries that: “Younger people are not getting [...]