UW Economics Society Wishes You Good Luck!

It's that time again! On behalf of the Economics Society at the University of Waterloo, we want to wish you good luck on your exams!  Even though our hero, Keynes, thought education was a waste of time we paid good money for it!  @uWaterlooEcon will be tweeting encouraging quotes about hard work, perseverance, learning and personal growth to keep you going. There will also be a few interesting articles for your study break!

For those of you taking ECON 402 this term we feel your pain (aside: I myself couldn't handle the strain on my brain). For those taking ECON 311, we are sure you are regretting that choice.

If you aren't in Economics, that's OK. You will probably be coasting through your exams. Just kidding! In all seriousness, we are all screwed.

Have a fantastic break and see you in the Fall!

Twitter Feed

UW Economics Society presents our Twitter feed from this past week for all you interested economics students!  This isn't a complete list of the great links we shared but some of the best brought to you by yours truly.  For the complete up to date links you are going to get on twitter because where else will you always find interesting things to read while waiting for your next class or wasting time before starting your next paper?

I hope you guys had an awesome long weekend and hope to talk to you on twitter (@uWaterlooEcon).  Again, if you have any suggestions for content let me know!


#economics
Profiting from the Poor!  via @HarvardBiz
The Marriage Penalty  via @WSJ

#innovation
What can be learned from the watch industry?  via @IXchat
When "Creative Destruction" Destroys More than It Creates  via @HarvardBiz
Nirmalya Kumar: India's invisible innovation  via @tedtalks #TED
Innovation Battle – Engineering versus Marketing  via @IXchat

#education
Study on non-tenure-track economics Professors in the US  via @timeshighered
How Learning Analytics Can Be Used To Improve Education via @HuffPostEdu
Canada’s hunt for foreign students just got fiercer  via @globeandmail

#careers
Recent grads: 10 things to leave off your resume  via @USNewsEducation
How Extremely Successful People Turn Obstacles Into Assets via @Forbes

Twitter Feed

Another week another Twitter Feed brought to you by the UW Economics Society for all your economics needs.  I think subconsciously it was career-theme week in my mind.  I found some really great an interesting reads around town.  I did notice however that I get my information from too limited a source pool.  This coming week I will broaden our horizons and try to pull from different places!

Remember to follow us on Twitter even more goodness (@uWaterlooEcon)!


#careers
Finding your weaknesses via @Inc
Fending Off the Creeps: How to Avoid Sexual Harassment via @Inc
Power of Consistency: 5 Rules via @Inc
How to make the most of an imperfect job situation via @HarvardBiz
Do people really make a living doing what they love? via @Forbes
Don't Like Your Job? Change It (Without Quitting) via @HavardBiz
Turning Passion into Action via @the99percent
Embracing Risk in Career Decisions via @HarvardBiz

Twitter Feed

The UW Economics Society presents another week in Twitter (@uWaterlooEcon)!  I know you Waterloo University Students are hungering for something to read.  We have some pretty awesome links found throughout the week so if you are bored or procrastinating you might want to read some of them!  My personal favourites include how people are working too much at work via Harvard Business Review!

My least favourite one (shocker!) is by GOOD Magazine.  I believe it is a clear example of sampling bias but is still a good read nonetheless (pun intended, tehe).

More after the break!

#economics

Romney RIght on Firefighters?  via @mattyglesias

'Dismal Science' Gets Riveting via @TheStreet 

Sweden incentivizing recycling using songs  via@freakonomics

Economics + Food!  via @freakonomics

Germany’s Haven Status Fades as Crisis Bill Mounts: Euro Credit via @BloombergNews

US Faking Economic Data?!  via @BloombergView

Property taxes vs Tax land? Whats the difference? via @mattyglesias 

College not about learning via @Noahpinion

Twitter Feed

Here's a rundown of all the interesting articles we found throughout the week!  For all the awesome links we share you can follow us on twitter @uWaterlooEcon!

My personal favourites are marked with a * be sure to check 'em out. haha.  -- Eric

#economics

Gaming Industry Seeks Central Planner via @Slate

Ghana and Financial Literacy via @Freakonomics

How small businesses specialize  via @Inc

How transit cuts hurt long-term unemployement via @mattyglesias

Taxes are BAD?!?  via Supply-Side Liberal

Surgeons' Pay: Perception vs Reality  via @Freakonomics

The World Bank Fights Corruption with Shame  via @BW

*Social Media Listening + Finance = 44K in a week!  via @Radian6

Pepsi and #Economics  via @mattyglesias

'Big Data' is calling your econometrics skills!  via @Inc

Click through for more!

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