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Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)

Greg Mankiw · 23 May 2006

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    Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach

    Their wordsTake as many math and statistics courses as you can stomach.

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    Choose economics courses by the instructor, not the topic, since any part of economics can be interesting or deadly dull

    Their wordsIgnore the particular topics covered when choosing courses. All parts of economics can be made interesting, or deadly dull, depending on the instructor.

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