I have never thought about being a student of economics three years ago before I applied for my undergraduate university. I was the Chief Editor of my high school’s newspaper and I was dreaming about becoming a journalist who builds a better world for the poor and the need and bring equality and prosperity to those less favored community. Three years of Economics study teaches me many things. Among them, the most important one is that there is another approach to the my goal. Many predecessors of mine have proven that the economy study can change the world by their thought and witness. Liberalism leads to the vitality and creativity in the global markets; Malthusianism convinces the developing countries to take actions on the population control; Welfare Economics help balance the living standard between the poor and the rich in some way. These are the changes I wish to make myself. It might not be the most direct way to help people or even a country sort out their financial problems like journalists or social workers do but it is the way that truly make a difference because the power of great thoughts can change the world fundamentally. I would like to be part of it, by making some contributions on Economics.

Inspired by Capital in the Twenty-First Century, I am writing an essay about the distinction of distribution with my classmate. I have witnessed the inequality of income distribution : my mother worked as a contract worker for a company where her monthly income was half as much as a regular employee even if her workload was not less than any of her colleagues’ and the work performance is considerably good.