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Thursday, October 18, 2012

College Still Pays

A nice, accessible analysis of the economics of higher ed from Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney.

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Name: Greg Mankiw
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I am a professor and chairman of the economics department at Harvard University, where I teach introductory economics (ec 10). I use this blog to keep in touch with my current and former students. Teachers and students at other schools, as well as others interested in economic issues, are welcome to use this resource.

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  • My Harvard Website
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  • The Best Way To Learn Economics
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Previous Posts

  • People Respond to Incentives
  • Russ Roberts talks with John Taylor
  • Optimal Tax Policy
  • Roth and Shapley
  • The Value of Consensus Building
  • Paul Ryan's Early Aspirations
  • An Interview with John List
  • The Two Labor Market Surveys
  • Monitoring the Recovery
  • Swagel on Bair

Advice for Students

  • Advice for Aspiring Economists
  • Where do economists come from?
  • Choosing a Graduate Program
  • Working Before Grad School
  • Advice for Grad Students
  • Advice for New Junior Faculty
  • Which math courses?
  • Why Aspiring Economists Need Math
  • Love Econ, Bad at Math
  • Summer Reading List
  • JD vs PhD: My Story
  • My Life as a Student
  • PhD or not?
  • Education Beyond the Classroom
  • An engineer seeks career advice
  • A Question about Learning Economics
  • Good Academic, Bad Human Being
  • Are B-school economists different?
  • How to Write Well

Principles of Economics

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