# Do you have any formal education on economics? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 29, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134 "2009-01-29T12:11:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/41 "2009-01-29T14:33:58Z")
^u go to nu still now? ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/42 "2009-01-29T14:52:42Z")
Micro/Macro @ UB ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/43 "2009-01-30T06:00:06Z")
> [@ecoshardcore](#): > > Intro Micro/Macro > Advanced Micro/Macro > Monetary Theory > Capital Markets > Money and Financial Institutions > Money and Banking +1 and a couple more ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/44 "2009-01-30T07:13:42Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > ^u go to nu still now? Nope, graduated in 05. Should have waited till spring of 06 to finish off my accounting degree…still kick myself for that one. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/45 "2009-01-30T07:20:30Z")
I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/46 "2009-01-30T07:25:02Z")
Some college classes, but not enough to make formal hypothesis about the current economical situation ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/47 "2009-01-30T07:27:20Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > Some college classes, but not enough to make formal hypothesis about the current economical situation Why not? Economics is like assholes. Wait, how does that go? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/48 "2009-01-30T07:33:13Z")
that undergraduate college level category covers a lot of ground. Anywhere from “I took macro at ECC” to “B.S from Harvard in economics” ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/49 "2009-01-30T07:41:29Z")
My main economic lessons come from the school of: Don’t let your wife spend all the damn money. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/50 "2009-01-30T07:55:23Z")
> [@fbrendan](#): > > Micro and Macro at Buffalo State. x2 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/51 "2009-01-30T08:05:24Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > that undergraduate college level category covers a lot of ground. Anywhere from “I took macro at ECC” to “B.S from Harvard in economics” lol yeah, but I get to see my name at the top of the list even though I got B’s in remedial economics for managers. Oh well. This kind of fuels my thought that economics as a whole is a very immature science. I.E. you and ecoshardcore both are well educated and have similar backgrounds yet have such differing views on how to apply the academics to reality. Oh well, lets see how the next 4 years unfold… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/52 "2009-01-30T08:37:41Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > lol yeah, but I get to see my name at the top of the list even though I got B’s in remedial economics for managers. > > Oh well. This kind of fuels my thought that economics as a whole is a very immature science. I.E. you and ecoshardcore both are well educated and have similar backgrounds yet have such differing views on how to apply the academics to reality. > > Oh well, lets see how the next 4 years unfold… It’s like engineering to the point that there’s a million ways to design something, but some designs fail immediately, some start out OK then you find horrible defects awhile later, and some, albeit very few, work as planned. The difference is, there’s no proof, since you can’t point out a design flaw at the point of failure after the fact and the blame game starts, and that some of it is just dumb luck. ---
**Author:** ![kenmxz13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kenmxz13/32/5288_2.png) [@kenmxz13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kenmxz13)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/53 "2009-01-30T08:54:37Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > It’s like engineering to the point that there’s a million ways to design something, but some designs fail immediately, some start out OK then you find horrible defects awhile later, and some, albeit very few, work as planned. The difference is, there’s no proof, since you can’t point out a design flaw at the point of failure after the fact and the blame game starts, and that some of it is just dumb luck. Agreed, obviously Obama and Bush had “experts” in economics helping advise them, but there’s no guarantee that any of their ideas will work flawlessly. Let’s just hope we get it right this time. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/54 "2009-01-30T10:01:19Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > It’s like engineering to the point that there’s a million ways to design something, but some designs fail immediately, some start out OK then you find horrible defects awhile later, and some, albeit very few, work as planned. The difference is, there’s no proof, since you can’t point out a design flaw at the point of failure after the fact and the blame game starts, and that some of it is just dumb luck. Yeah that whole quantifiable and repeatable thing is tough to pin down when there’s about about a billion independent variables. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/55 "2009-01-30T10:05:07Z")
The good news is, if you’re in the field, no matter what your viewpoint is you can run a report that draws the conclusion you want it to and be backed up with facts. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/56 "2009-01-30T10:14:03Z")
You could ask what stimulus means. The current bill doesn’t even spend a large part of the money for 2 or 3 years. Some economists call it stimulus, I call it too late. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/57 "2009-01-30T10:19:17Z")
Just highschool as of right now ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/58 "2009-01-30T11:10:09Z")
Does Obama have any formal economics classes? Seriuously, I know he took courses like political science and under water basket weaving. Did he ever release his school records or is it still a secret? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/59 "2009-01-30T13:00:13Z")
I’m still waiting for his birth certificate. :run: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-have-any-formal-education-on-economics/62134/60 "2009-01-30T13:00:48Z")
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