Month: February 2014

Sunday Funday: Economist Dating Advice

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Sunday Funday: Economist Dating Advice

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you may find yourself in need of sound dating/relationship advice.  Where is the most logical place to turn? An economist.  This edition of Sunday Funday features the Planet Money podcast and economist Tim Harford, who answered listeners love, relationship and dating questions.

Here is a  description of the episode:

Last week, we solicited your questions about dating, sex and love. This one came from 17-year-old, Arthur, who lives in Pittsburgh:

I am a senior in high school and I have never been on a date. Should I be worried about this? When I do finally meet someone, will I be hurt by my inexperience?

On today’s show, economist and author, Tim Harford, applies economic theory to Arthur’s question. He also tackles polyamory and offers suggestions on how to change your spouse’s behavior.

Sunday Funday: Economist Dating Advice

/ Matthew Clemente / Leave a comment

Sunday Funday: Economist Dating Advice

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you may find yourself in need of sound dating/relationship advice.  Where is the most logical place to turn? An economist.  This edition of Sunday Funday features the Planet Money podcast and economist Tim Harford, who answered listeners love, relationship and dating questions.

Here is a  description of the episode:

Last week, we solicited your questions about dating, sex and love. This one came from 17-year-old, Arthur, who lives in Pittsburgh:

I am a senior in high school and I have never been on a date. Should I be worried about this? When I do finally meet someone, will I be hurt by my inexperience?

On today’s show, economist and author, Tim Harford, applies economic theory to Arthur’s question. He also tackles polyamory and offers suggestions on how to change your spouse’s behavior.

Filling the Skills Gap: Matching Jobs with the Jobless Through Innovative Internships

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Filling the Skills Gap: Matching Jobs with the Jobless Through Innovative Internships

Last Sunday, 60 Minutes ran a story about an innovative jobs program, “Year Up.”  Year Up is an intensive year long job training program that matches poor urban youth with Fortune 500 companies, teaching them the specific skills necessary for the thousands of jobs that remain unfilled.  

Here is how the story began:

It may surprise you to learn that even in this time of stubbornly high unemployment there are hundreds of thousands of good jobs available that companies are finding hard to fill.

But one Wall Street veteran believes he’s found an overlooked source of talent that could be the answer. 

He started something called Year Up — a year-long jobs training boot camp for some of the country’s most disadvantaged young people. And so far thousands of graduates are now working at companies like J.P. Morgan, American Express and Facebook. The result is that many of the country’s most powerful CEOs are finding that they can do well by also doing good.