I am off being professionally developed today and tomorrow, and will be separated from the rest of the world — specifically, the internet. Oh no! So, don’t expect rapid fire commentary on the issues of the day, since I won’t know what they are. That said, I’ll still have my mobile, so may be able to offer insightful Twitter updates. 

In the mean time, perhaps you can spend this quiet time coming up with some questions you’d like to ask me? Feel free to ask me anything! (Though, I don’t promise to actually answer you…)

Hello, I’m an economist

I’ve just been back to uni this evening. No, not for classes — having only just graduated over a year ago, I feel I’ve had my fill for now. Instead, I was there to promote the glamorous lifestyle of an economist.

To most, I suspect, this would sound like a tough sell. Economics tends to have a poor reputation in the wider community. Either people don’t know what economists do, or, if they do have some idea, they usually think we can offer tax advice (no, we’re not accountants) or that we can give them tips on which shares to buy (sorry, I’m no financial guru). Those closer to the mark might attack us as the bastards who raise interest rates and cause jobs to be shipped to China.