Google Translate makes investing in international markets, emerging or otherwise, easier than ever. If you are looking at a company website or a foreign-language news source, you can copy the URL, go to Google Translate and paste it in the box, set the source and translation language, and bingo! You have a reasonable translation of… [Read More]
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Month: June 2012
Two Fun Classroom Experiments
I like to work some in-class exercises into my courses for two reasons: they help students think of material in a new way while breaking up the monotony of a lecture course. There are several of these online and in a journal called The Journal of Economics Education. I’m always looking for something new and… [Read More]
Paying for College: The Cost of Textbooks
Most new college students are stunned by the cost of textbooks. I know that when I arrived on campus, back in the olden days, I was thinking that a textbook would cost $15 or $20 – you know, like a good hardcover at a regular bookstore. And I was sure I could get them even… [Read More]
A Low-Cost Way to Help Families
Like almost every woman with a college degree, I read Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article on women, families, and careers. I agree with a lot of it, too. One part jumped out at me, in part because I was thinking of writing a blog post about it anyway: Sandberg thinks that “something” is an “ambition gap”—that women… [Read More]
Paying for College: Some Miscellaneous Links
For your information, here are some different links that have more information on college admissions and finances: Student figures out how to go to college for free. Here are some great tips on finding and applying for grants and scholarships from someone who managed to go to college for free. Yes, she had to work… [Read More]
