Want to Work for Free? Many Graduates Have No Choice

A great commencement or class-day speech sticks with you forever. You remember it when you accept for your first job, and when you quit it. Too many, unfortunately, offer the same warmed-over clichés, like "dream big," "work hard," or "follow your passion." 

Young graduates are happy to get work experience - but are unpaid internships worth it?

Nobody in recent months has expressed more public opposition to free trade than Ian Fletcher, see "Ten Problems With Free Trade"  and "The Social Snobbery of Free Trade" for some examples of his anti-free trade vitriol.  In the last link, he accuses President Obama o

It's all too easy to be a victim of student debt. According to the College Board, the average price of tuition, fees, room and board for an in-state student at a public college or university is $17,860 for the 2012-13 school year.

Almost three years ago we first highlighted the real math behind the surging entitlement class that America has become. So why does a large portion of the population choose not to work when there are many jobs available? The answer is simple.

In response to Pettis on China, Europe, Japan: Bad News for Those Looking for Growth reader "BC" passed on a series of articles about jobs and wages, and matching up graduates with the skills companies seek. The articles are all in regards to China. Change the names and faces, and the stories sound to me like things you could easily read here.

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu, market analyst, trader and author of the EconMatters blog.