International Economics

Well, well, well... I'll take five minutes off to write a little post here. "It's late in the day" as Supergrass would have said it. Tomorrow is the term's first of the last exams. That's right. I've filled this weekend with the Heckscher-Ohlin model, gains from trade, factor equalization theorem, foreign exchange markets, purchase power parity, not to mention uncovered interest parity along with the elasticity and absorption approach to how a country will do after a devaluation/depreciation.
In 12 hours, I'll be sitting there. Sweating. Writing. Cursing the clock that seems to gain speed every second. Tick tack. Tick tack.
So how will this go, you might wonder. Well, the point is that I am gambling. Or maybe not. Let's just say I've got a hunch, and that Joakim and I have gained excessive experience in interpreting signals from teachers, hunches and last but least: previous exams. The concept of an exam is actually a bit fascinating. During a very little period of time you are to be tested in a small part of the curriculum. Exactly. The same curriculum that you've spent a lot of time with, and which comprises numerous subjects you'll never be tested in. It's like betting. The more combinations you pick, the larger the cost (in this case: time). I think I have placed a medium bet, and like every other gambler I pray for maximum return! :D
If anything, this post haven't excactly reduced my exam fever... But I am still amazed by the body's reaction. The closer I get to the exam, the more my brain sharpens, and the clearer I understand and percept the curriculum. Like a survival instinct... Except that this is not a matter of life and death. Luckily my brain and genes still think it is.