tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post121748515887192030..comments2023-11-05T04:50:27.094-05:00Comments on Social Econ Blog: Today's ClassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post-64829236298902893652009-06-06T05:38:15.685-04:002009-06-06T05:38:15.685-04:00Lately I've been thinking too much about our c...Lately I've been thinking too much about our class discussions regarding economic success and the roles that exogenous and individual factors play in it. While it seems difficult at this point to ignore the facts: that success is much more predetermined than I ever thought it was, I realized that I don't like it. Even the comments left by previous students about how personal choices in regards to grades do have significant impacts on a person's future are actually somewhat exogenously determined. The mentality of that student who chooses to skip class or study hard is determined, at least partially, by his/her environment growing up <--an exogenous variable. I wonder, however, if the same studies applied to different nations with cultures and social mentalities different (and potentially much more diverse) from our own would yield the same results... or perhaps that's just wishful thinking.Eric Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post-61923597820265845582009-06-03T02:31:28.293-04:002009-06-03T02:31:28.293-04:00I thought the positive correlation between sibling...I thought the positive correlation between siblings was an interesting matter. It made me think of myself (I'm the oldest) and my younger siblings. I have a brother who is 20yrs old (4yrs younger than I), another brother who is 8yrs old (16yrs apart) and my sister that recently turned 6yrs old, a much greater gap between my sister and I. Since I can remember my parents always told me that I needed to set a good example for my younger siblings, they constantly reminded me that everything I did was put in high regard. As the oldest I do feel that I have a responsibility to set the bar high for my younger siblings so they too can go to college, graduate, and become whatever they want to be. <br />In high school,I began working at a bank through an internship. Years later due to my high standing and likability the same manager that hired me, practically offered (gave) my brother a position. Which was lucky for him because I had to apply, make a resume, type a letter of intent, get letters of recommendation to even get the position. But, they were just waiting for him to say he wanted the job since he was related to me. I can see that working at the bank for my brother has improved his social skills and self confidence and he is no longer quiet and shy as he use to be. Plus, it has made him very independent. I know he looks up to me and he strives to make more than I. But I of course cannot let that happen :) We are constantly competing against each other and feeding off each other to do better. Even our youngest brother wants to dress nice at the age of 8. He was excited to receive a button up dress up shirt and tie since he see's his older brother wear them to work :)Karina Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795144678031865257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post-24013801621881268542009-05-20T20:25:53.290-04:002009-05-20T20:25:53.290-04:00I think that regardless of career path, the choice...I think that regardless of career path, the choices you make have an enormous impact on your future. If you choose to screw around in high school and not receive decent grades, your path to college( assuming you want to go there) will be much tougher. Likewise, suppose your goal is to work for one of the big 5 accounting firms, but in college you party too much and don't spend enough time studying and looking for internships to build your resume. That choice will likely prevent your goal from being achieved, or it will at least make it much more difficult to accomplish. All of that said, I think luck plays a role in everything too. <br />Some people would never have met their future wife/husband if they had chose not to go to a certain party, others would have never gotten a job at firm X if they had decided to skip that wedding where they met a person that recommended them. These aren't the same type of choices that are typically associated with future career success, but they do play a big role.Mark Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686721135671352342noreply@blogger.com