When I was in college at Amherst, my father asked me a favor: to take one course in economics. I loved it - for the challenge of its mysteries.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
I entered economics because of a course I took on 'information economics,' which I found fascinating.
I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.
I really am enjoying my economics class, but I think my favorite course has to be history.
Amherst was pivotal in my broad intellectual development; MIT in my development as a professional economist.
Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.
As an undergraduate at UBC in Canada, I fell in love with economic theory. It was the right choice for me.
I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with taste and talent for theoretical reasoning and quantitative analysis.
I don't remember much about the specifics of the economics courses that I majored in - I apparently internalized the key concepts - but I still remember vividly the thrill of reading 'Don Quixote,' Epictetus, 'The Aeneid,' 'King Lear' and 'Candide,' and how contemporary the stories and ideas in these old and ancient texts struck me.
People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.
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