The GreatestTrick Capitalism Ever Played

As we are currently studying supply and demand, here is a good article about how businesses increase demand by appealling to consumer tastes. Read the article and leave your comments (50-100 words). Since there are two articles this week only comment on one of them. p.s. don't write on how much you love pumpkin spice, stick to the business end  of creating demand.

A Course Load for the Game of Life

Greg Mankiw is a professor of Economics at Harvard University. He has written an introductory Economics textbook that is widely used in AP courses around the nation. He has served on the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors, and is a real star in our field. In this New York Times article, he spelled out his advice for the college bound. Read the article and leave your comments. Do any of his points hit home for you? Remember no copying your fellow student's comments.