Aside from our own anecdotal observations (for example, many of us working in the legal industry know recent lawyers who didn't graduate from a top - 50 law school and still found good jobs), is there a credible case to be made that law school is still
a good economic choice for college graduates?
Thaler argues that, even if people try to make
good economic choices, our thinking abilities are limited.
To determine
the best economic choices to fill out the remainder of the renewables portfolio, the CPUC is considering a new formula.
Not exact matches
While models that attempt to forecast potential
economic impacts provide useful insights regarding potential risks when exploring policy
choices, the Commission is of the view that it must also consider the potential upsides of greater
choice, including the retention of subscribers in the system, as
well as the risks associated with maintaining the status quo in a context of increased demand for more
choice.
«How wonderful would it be if solidarity, this beautiful and, at times, inconvenient word, were not simply reduced to social work, and became, instead, the default attitude in political,
economic and scientific
choices, as
well as in the relationships among individuals, peoples and countries.
Thus,
economic development officials nationwide are foaming at the mouth while preparing to put their
best foot forward, and pundits are speculating as to
choices like Denver, Boston, Chicago, Austin and others.
Heâ $ ™ s Number Two: Â Stephen Poloz was widely acknowledged in
economic and political circles as the second -
best choice for the top job at the Bank of Canada.
When considering their investment
choices, global macro managers take into account many factors, which may include a country's or region's
economic indicators, as
well as central bank trends and divergences.
The
choice of Freeland as co-chair of an
economic advisory council serves a double purpose: bolstering the Liberal leader's relatively weak
economic credentials as
well as Freeland profile before she runs in the upcoming Toronto Centre byelection, which promises to be an epic struggle for supremacy between the Liberals and NDP.
Like the pastoral letters on economics produced by America's Roman Catholic bishops nearly two decades ago, such ecumenical social teaching would not prescribe specific policy
choices, but it would insist that concern for the common
good and the building up of community are requirements for any
economic system.
Rather, our
choice is how we shall pragmatically organize our
economic and political life in such a way as to foster living
well together And any conservative understanding of such «living
well» must include the «paleo» parts.
The only astrix to that would be that financially
well off parents, who statistically do tend to be older, have more cultural and
economic autonomy to make «AP»
choices.
And for some parents it's not even a
choice — it's a question of which parent can find a
good job in hard
economic times.
In some circles it can't even be called a
choice because if you happen to not be doing the one everyone else in the area, your socio -
economic class, etc. is doing then you might as
well just give him cocaine and sprite 24/7.
Just as the NHS was founded on the principle that no one can have perfect knowledge of whether they will enjoy
good health, and therefore collective insurance is the
best solution, social security needs to be re-thought for an age of ever more rapid
economic change, as individuals seek more
choice as to how to balance work and family life.
He said «Indeed, the
choice of health as a key pillar is in recognition of the fact that
good health is essential to sustainable
economic growth.»
«Buffalo is on its way to being fully restored as a City of
Choice,» Dr. Cash said, «and these children that we help now will fuel the human capital pipeline and
economic growth for Buffalo
well into the future.»
In a provocative opening essay, Laws argued that the Liberal Democrats had neglected their party's pro-market
economic liberal tradition, and had instead lapsed into a policy mindset little
better than «soggy socialism»; they had placed too much faith in the power of the state to improve people's lives, and too little faith in the power of
choice and competition.
Forward - thinking candidates know that educational and
economic justice means expanding school
choice to all and not just families that can afford private - school tuition, tutors or suburban homes in the
best public school districts,» said NYIA spokesman Robert Bellafiore.
Yet at every level of development, some countries achieve scores that exceed their peer nations with similar
economic circumstances, demonstrating that
good governance and careful policy
choices also affect outcomes, they add.
NU - AGE's researchers also looked at socio -
economic factors of food
choices and health information as
well as the most significant barriers to the improvement of the quality of a diet.
This pattern may help explain why people make
better choices at home than when eating out, says Professor Dubé, senior author of the study and scientific director of the McGill World Platform for Health and
Economic Convergence.
So this evening, I will approach this subject, the economics of food, in order to answer the following question: What kind of
economic and political system would we have as a consequence of making food
choices that are truly healthy, fundamentally supportive of optimal development and superb
well - being, instead of merely convenient.
The thinking that had gone into it that Al and Jeff Skoll, who founded Participant, and Diane had been knocking around the idea for years, and I think that the reason why they thought now was especially a
good time is that the cost down curve of renewables has come so far where it's really a viable
economic choice in so many parts of the world.
It's clear he is sympathetic and fully supportive of Snowden's actions, and does his
best to paint him as a patriot who had no
choice but to go public with his belief that the spying had nothing to do with terrorism, but was instead a form of social and
economic control.
In response to a report from Diane Ravitch and Chester Finn that most American 17 - year - olds have deep deficits in historical knowledge, Benjamin Barber sardonically proposed a multiple -
choice test for 47 - year - olds: his point was that both we and our teenage children would do
well on items of immediate social, cultural, and
economic relevance and poorly on the rest.
The use of interdistrict -
choice programs is unlikely to increase most students» educational opportunities significantly, a new report concludes, despite recent attention to the idea as a means of reducing
economic and racial segregation and giving students in low - performing public schools a chance to find a
better school.
[xlviii] Politically, it may not be feasible to restrict or target programs in these ways, but from an
economic standpoint this would be the
best choice.
Candidates should possess exceptional writing skills, be attentive to detail and have a strong commitment to individual freedom, as
well as an interest in property rights, free speech issues, educational
choice and
economic liberty.
In the long run, however, it's
better for
choice, for kids, for taxpayers, and for the country's
economic vitality and social mobility that we continue to insist: No school, public or private, is a
good school unless its students are learning what they should.
The pursuit of self - interest in competitive markets generally leads to
choices and behavior that also promote the national level of
economic well - being.
In this
Best of Dropout Nation, Editor RiShawn Biddle points to the
economic reasons why we must commit to providing all children with strong, comprehensive, college prep curricula and nurturing kids through high expectations (along with improving teacher and school leader quality, and expanding school
choice and Parent Power).
Good Morning Go BIG Media's Phillip Stutts discusses how GOP VP pick Mike Pence's school
choice record can boost the Trump / Pence
economic message.
School
choice battles incite bitter resistance from one of the largest, most politically potent and
well - financed set of
economic interests in the nation: public school employee unions.
And
economic conditions undoubtedly affect the
choices of those considering entering the profession, as
well as teachers who might consider leaving voluntarily.
There may be tens of thousands of parents whose
economic status makes them
well off enough to afford the additional several hundred to several thousand dollars a year needed to exercise
choice, but not so affluent that they would be ineligible for a voucher.
However, this post is more about weighing our own
economic priorities to make the
best choices that make sense for US, rather than a traditional vs. epublishing debate.
Current
economic climate dictates its terms, and equipment financing seems like a
good choice no matter what business you are in.
We believe a fully informed consumer is in the
best position to make a sound
economic choice.
Understand why investors are fleeing junk bonds amid global
economic uncertainty, and learn why investment - grade bonds might be a
better choice in 2016.
Even as pet - related consumer spending continues its steady climb
well above the $ 60 - billion mark, pet stores face formidable challenges in maintaining their position as the shopping destination of
choice for the tens of millions of pet owners who serve as the
economic engine driving this industry ever upward.
For connections with international flights, the International Airport is usually the
best choice, while if you are already in Belize, the Municipal Airport is the more
economic option.
Traveling by plane is always a
good choice, safe, fast, and if you are lucky and can find a
good flight, is also an
economic way to travel.
With his leadership, and the leadership of every world leader, we need to establish the tools and financing to help developing nations embrace clean energy, adapt to climate change, and ensure that there's not a false
choice between
economic development and the
best practices that can save our planet.
The HDR is very
well suited to help us reframe climate change as a development problem, because its use of Amartya Sen's human development paradigm is rooted in human
choice and agency, as opposed to more narrow
economic development.
But making the right
choices can guide that transformation, with the potential to deliver significant emission reductions and
better economic opportunities as we transition to a low - carbon future.
America's energy revolution means... a United States that's more energy self - sufficient — less dependent on others, more secure in the world and
better positioned to help friends abroad;
economic growth and job creation — and with the right policy
choices, a golden opportunity to secure American prosperity
well into the future; and a stronger U.S. trading posture that, with energy exports, could benefit consumers
This
well - known target, which supposedly represents the «safe» limit of climate change, has always been a highly political
choice that has more to do with minimizing
economic disruption than with protecting the greatest number of people.
Social, political,
economic, and sectarian strife — combined with more personal issues like family and community ties, as
well as financial
well - being — influence the
choice to start over elsewhere.
I'm not of the «party, party, party» mindset, but I do believe that in fifty years or so we are going to have much
better technological
choices for energy and climate out of the ordinary run of scientific progress, assuming we don't plunge the world into severe
economic turmoil with draconian measures to reduce carbon levels to 350 ppm ASAP.