Question

this may be off topic, but why are you studying this besides the knowledge?

Answer 1

To gain some knowledge about the Economic situation :) Austerity is the word making me scared these days.

Answer 2

Knowledge is the reason. I want to learn that knowledge in life: whether helping to understand the economy, or just to make better decisions.

Answer 3

Gruber lectures better than I do, so I am having my students do some of his course work as part of my own high school economics class. I've taught econ on and off over 20 years, and this is the best collection of resources I've ever seen.