TROY economist Daniel Sutter says hiring a professional for home improvements may be the more economical choice. (Photo by Taduuda on Unsplash)
Millions of Americans engage in do it yourself (DIY) home improvements. Each summer I choose a project, and about half of the time I actually do it. This year’s project is painting our house’s exterior windows and trim. And yet DIY produces professional angst for me as an economist, because core economic principles imply that…
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Alabama Capitol Building. Carol M. Highsmith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of columns highlighting outstanding Trojan alumni in different fields.
Hundreds of TROY Trojans have made a difference through public service, from town halls to Washington D.C. This year is no different, as the current election cycle has two Trojans seeking statewide office and currently…
TROY professor Michael Orlofsky reflects on a friendship that helped shape his life and philosophy.
Along about this time of year, graduating seniors come into my office, sit on my old blue recliner, and tell me that they don’t know what they are going to do with their lives. I have three responses: a) “Don’t worry—life is going to do to you what it wants,” b) “It’s never easy starting…
Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.
Modern hand tools’ handles are made on an industrial scale, often in small factories by machines running for hours at a time. This means they’re relatively inexpensive, readily available and easily replaceable (because the tool-making industry has created size standards).
But not long ago, when farm folks in particular had more time than cash, tool…
