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Master's and the Growth Mindsets
The Master's Mindset is a step above undergraduate study. Master's students learn to ask "why," going beyond simple answers. A Growth Mindset is applicable to any education, and Carol Dweck has a lot of resources on this, including a book called Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. A chart, found on a Farnam Street…
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What part of the business cycle do you think the U.S. is in currently?
Do you think we are still in an expansion phase? For a start, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) sets peaks and troughs for the business cycle and the last declared peak was February 2020 and the last trough was April 2020, both declared in July of 2021! Recessions are declared after the fact, so we feel the…
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ECON534 Economics for Investment Decision Makers
The master's course, ECON532, has a new name and number! This course has no prerequisites and relies on an overview of macro and micro economics. In addition, we cover a variety of economic indicators in the discussions almost every week, bringing in aspects of the current economy. One week is reserved for a discussion of…