Bureau of Labor Statistics has some cool jobs for you!

 Check this out:

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/cost-estimators.html

Summary for a Cost-Estimator:

Cost estimators prepare estimates for the time, money, materials, and labor required to manufacture a product.

Quick Facts: Cost Estimators
2019 Median Pay	$65,250 per year $31.37 per hour
Typical Entry-Level Education	Bachelor's degree
Work Experience in a Related Occupation	None
On-the-job Training	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Number of Jobs, 2019	214,200
Job Outlook, 2019-29	-1% (Decline)
Employment Change, 2019-29	-3,200

The American Economics Association(AEA)

 Almost all professionals unionise

--they bandy together and try to set industry standards, and share best practices. 

The American Economics Association (AEA) is exactly what it sounds like (and no it is not a union but it is certainly one stop-shop for all things Economics related. Who is doing what work, how can we learn from these, how can we arrange meet-ups for these, Economics related jobs and internships, fellowships and scholarships.....and so much more!)

As the AEA describes: 'Once composed primarily of college and university professors in economics, the American Economic Association (AEA) now attracts 20,000+ members from academe, business, government, and consulting groups within diverse disciplines from multi-cultural backgrounds. All are professionals or graduate-level students dedicated to economics research and teaching.'

So, as an Economics student/faculty/trainee if you want to explore....go ahead!

https://www.aeaweb.org/

Let's Talk LOL!

Class,

So I am typically running low on the ever-evolving vocabulary generated in the often popular social media. Likewise, given my limited age-dependent consumption patterns, I often lack insight into lifestyle examples that might be popular. The most hep good I can think of, is pizza, and perhaps some soda to go with! (lol)

So, here I am asking your help:

Give me examples relevant to you, of:

a. Substitute Goods

b. Complement Goods

c. Normal Goods

d. Inferior Goods

e. Example of something that one of you could produce and actually sell? 

f. Your dream job?

ECONOMISTS don't always get the (macro)ECONOMY

Yes, they get it wrong sometimes (ok ..most of the times!): (As reported by the NY Times'David Leonhardt-2/8/21, Economists make mistakes, because they always try to err on the side of caution!) Yet, studying the economy is always an important task.

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

 Here is a sample of a student-Andre Liggin's scholarship: deliberations on race, and history:

Published in the MEDIUM:

I hope you read, and comment.

https://medium.com/search?q=celebrating%20black%20history%20month%2C%20because%20this%20history%20is%20current

Tell Me a Question you Want on your First Mid-Term

Students, in the tradition of democratic scholarship,

I would like to solicit your opinion on how your First Mid Term should look like:

So I am asking you to suggest a question (ideally in an MCQ format), which I can incorporate into the exam.

I will select 10 out of all your suggestions, and then put any 5 of them into the exam.

Looking forward to your suggestions!