Economist on "Indicate 2nd, 3rd, 4th round R&R on CV?"
I have a third round R&R at a journal. Do I indicate this on my CV? Or do I just write R&R?
View ArticleEconomist on "Calling hiring committee members: how do you feel about...
To the hiring committee members out there, is there anything that you would see as a negative when evaluating a candidate's job market web site? How do you feel about these?- a picture that isn't the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Remember when the AEA sanctioned EJMR at its humor sessions"
That was before the mods cleaned this place up!
View ArticleEconomist on "The most selective AEA outlet"
https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/aer/archived-internet-comments
View ArticleEconomist on "Another reason Princeton Press is the best Press"
They let you read the entire preface and chapter 1. Seriously WTF is wrong with these other presses. How do I know the book is right for me if I can only read every other page. Eff U!
View ArticleEconomist on "Is a hypothesis simply a provisional claim about the world?"
And how is it distinguished from a model? (e.g. is a model simply a hypothesis cast in precise, formal terms?)I find it somewhat bizarre that "hypothesis" is such a central concept in philosophy of...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why did schools get out of the education/research business and...
the entertainment business? That's basically all universities are now. Just giant child rearing resorts.
View ArticleEconomist on "Job Market Gift Guide"
As many of you know, getting your interviewers a gift is not only standard practice, it is the right thing to do. Since I was in your spot a few years ago, I think it's only fair to provide you a brief...
View ArticleEconomist on "The London full prof meditated resentfully"
on the physical texture of life. Had it always been like this? Had food always tasted like this? He looked round the canteen. A low-ceilinged, crowded room, its walls grimy from the contact of...
View ArticleEconomist on "The Americans in my program are so so people"
I know that no one is being racist right now, so perhaps this isn't the best time to bring this up. However, I have to say that the Americans in my program are all very unremarkable people. No, they do...
View ArticleEconomist on "Who is the Paul Erdős of economics?"
What prolific economist has coauthored with a large number of other economists?
View ArticleEconomist on "World Bank or IMF Undergraduate Interns"
Advising undergrads looking for internship opportunities. Does the WB or IMF have any programs targeting undergrads?
View ArticleEconomist on "Australian economics?"
Has anyone heard about this field? Apparently it's heterodox.
View ArticleEconomist on "Who is the funniest economist you've met/seen?"
Not like in person. At a conference, giving a seminar, etc. Who actually does a good job of engaging the audience?
View ArticleEconomist on "2018 AEA officers"
https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/leadership/election-winnersI got all my picks.
View ArticleEconomist on "It's time for the Economics and Literature Nobel prizes to be...
There used to be a time when Economics & Literature made large contributions to humanity & society, so it could be argued that the subjects merited a Nobel prize alongside the other...
View ArticleEconomist on "Ten Rules on writing math"
seems pretty good: http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/Ten_Rules.pdf
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