>Also, data alone cannot create a hypothesis. You also need to apply some
>theory.
>
>Fred Foldvary
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Yay! Thank you; this needs to be heard more.
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--- markjohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With the recession going on, suddenly, more high school students would want
> to take economics as a degree. This hypothesis stemmed from the observation
> that more people I know would want to take it. Is there any "economic"
> answer to this?
Yes.
While there are fluctuations in the demand for certain college
degrees and these might be tied to the business cycle,
the demand for certain college degrees tend to follow long term
trends. Since the 1960's, college freshman have become more
vocationally oriented instead of idealistic, according
Dear Professors:
With the recession going on, suddenly, more high school students would want
to take economics as a degree. This hypothesis stemmed from the observation
that more people I know would want to take it. Is there any "economic"
answer to this? Or this is just a plain observation no
