> orientation. Thus, as we become wealthier as a society, we are more able
> to support children who pursue such uselss topics at the graduate
> level.<
>
> Why, this could mean that the wealthy feel some sort of urge to preserve
> civilization!
>
> Michael
You are a very deluded person if you
This is very ominous news indeed:
fabio guillermo rojas:
>A consistent findng in the college major selection literature is that
family background has a positive effect on choosing usless majors like
philosophy or history, controlling for ability and vocational
orientation. Thus, as we become wea
> A major puzzle: After a lot of taught about the watering-down of the
> degree, the article observes that average time to completion has risen
> from 4 years to 10 or so. At least on the surface, this sounds like
> standards are a lot tougher! This is just what you'd expect to happen
> in a si
Anecdotally (speaking as a fund manager) it 'feels' like the January
effect is happening in Q4 as investors try and front run the January
performance.
David
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There is an interesting piece on the evolution of the Ph.D. at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A42186-2002Mar17
A major puzzle: After a lot of taught about the watering-down of the
degree, the article observes that average time to completion has risen
f
