Some Good News for Beer Lovers

The most recent numbers from the Beer Institute suggest that the U.S. shipments of beer increased 1.9% in the first eight months of 2012, marking the first increase in three years. Tweet Share

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Is Economics Sexy?

It is difficult to say if the same is true for students in colleges and universities in the United States, but a recent survey in Britain found economics majors to be the most promiscuous. Tweet Share

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Economists Got Game

Yes, the title is a tribute to Ray Allen.  Ray had 9 years with my two favorite franchises, the Sonics (R.I.P.) and the Celtics.   Having played many years of pickup basketball, I have heard many players say “feed him the … Continue reading

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Are Student Loans a Good Investment?

Since there has been consider debate in the media recently regarding borrowing for college, I thought I would share the following article. http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/11/pf/college/student-loan-value/ Please pay particular attention to the last three paragraphs of the article.  If you are prepared for … Continue reading

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