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...prices jump around more than is warranted by economic fundamentals. This may sound obvious, but it was for a time heresy among finance scholars, who believed markets were paragons of informed rationality. Since then, the academic consensus has shifted in Shiller's direction. But identifying exactly when prices have gotten out of hand isn't easy...
...experts caution that families shouldn't expect to see most financial-aid packages rise to the level of Harvard's largesse anytime soon. Over the past few years, Congress has gotten fed up with wealthy schools hoarding their enormous endowments - Harvard's reached $35 billion last year - while still regularly raising tuition prices. The average tuition and fees at private four-year colleges rose 14% in the past five years, according to the nonprofit College Board; the increase was 31% at public schools. Fees themselves at many public universities are skyrocketing, even as tuition holds more or less steady...
...inbox and my subconscious, there has been nothing like that kind of certainty. Instead, it has been the conversation that never ends - the one about how we juggle and who we judge - and I don't think I know any woman, working or not, who feels she has gotten it exactly right. I do know we share a deep revulsion at having choices made for us and values thrust upon us, which is why Palin has our instincts tied up in such intricate knots...
...questions I was focused on. The fact is that in this day and age I don't think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention. There are books that have pretty provocative subjects that disappear without a trace. I would say that already it's gotten more attention than I anticipated. At the same time I think it's probably the most commercial book that I'll ever write. It has the most obvious hook of any book that I'll ever write...
...last point I completely agree with. Since 9/11, I have regularly gotten calls from very smart, talented people who intend to join the CIA. Competing against their résumés, I would never make the cut today. So I'll split the difference and help the CIA figure out how to keep a new generation from running for the door like...