Economist on "How much of Acemoglu's success is due to his name?"
On basically every single paper he is the first author because of the stupid alphabetical convention. As a result, all of his papers are Acemoglu et al., so they are always associated with his name and...
View ArticleEconomist on "Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent"
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/harvey-weinstein-and-the-economics-of-consent/543618/"The blunt power of the gatekeeper is the ability to enforce not just artistic, but also...
View ArticleEconomist on "REMINDER: the academic job market outside econ sucks a lot more"
"only three or four in every hundred PhD students in the United Kingdom will land a permanent staff position at a university. It’s only a little better in the United...
View ArticleEconomist on "Video CV"
Most people in my department (top-20) on the market are preparing Video CVs. How common is it? Does the demand side appreciate the effort?
View ArticleEconomist on "Things that economics as a discipline needs to leave behind"
In no particular order:(1) Obsession with solo-authored work. Science is increasingly becoming a team effort. (2) Disdain for interdisciplinary work and not reading/citing literature in other fields...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why am I doing a phd?"
I wanted an environment with more meritocracy and less backstabbing, instead I have found that it’s no different from industry. Plus, most people are asians or aspie virgins. I need to start working on...
View ArticleEconomist on "A small act of revenge against schools that didnt interview me"
I send back those cards saying I an a black woman. Hopefully they get in trouble for not having interviews that match their applicant pool.
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR in WSJ"
https://t.co/OGZwVNgr2i?amp=1Don’t think the author really understood the issues, but good comments from Kirk
View ArticleEconomist on "Varoufakis nails it again!"
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/26/talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy-by-yanis-varoufakis-reviewDiscuss!
View ArticleEconomist on "PSE VS TOULOUSE in France?"
Seriously, which one is better. I want to decide.
View ArticleEconomist on "How do people afford going to GWU/Georgetown?"
I was accepted into an MS program in DC, but didn't get any funding (hello, it's a masters program so I wasn't surprised). I guess I was surprised that they expect anyone to pay ~100k for a masters...
View ArticleEconomist on "Wolfers just Tweeted that sexism is no longer a problem on EJMR"
Not fieckershttps://imgur.com/a/grgdj
View ArticleEconomist on "3 years ago, Stockton, California, was bankrupt. Now it's...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/18/16479796/stockton-california-basic-income-economic-security-experiment"A city on the outskirts of Silicon Valley is using Facebook money to fund a...
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR in WSJ"
^ Then again, given hh, probably not...^ Then again, given hh, probably not...Kirk, let me repeat what I wrote in that thread:"this site it littered with condescending, sexist posts about women." Just...
View ArticleEconomist on "My proofs are dumb"
MRM AP here. I try to make my proofs extra long to come of as rigorous. In reality, they're just BS, anyone who took math classes can verify. i dont know how to teach properly and recite like a moron....
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR in WSJ"
https://t.co/OGZwVNgr2i?amp=1Don’t think the author really understood the issues, but good comments from Kirk
View ArticleEconomist on "5 step plan for success in academia"
1. Marry someone in a high paying and mobile field (law or accounting are perfect). This is crucial. It gives you the flexibility to choose the position that you really want, in a place that you really...
View ArticleEconomist on "I Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης I"
China was ready to support Greece at the height of the 2015 debt crisis, but Berlin killed the deal.
View ArticleEconomist on "Berkeley insider here, people in my Dept are fuming"
A lot of alluding to EJMR today, some angry faces among the faculty
View ArticleEconomist on "No one important in Economics signed that petition"
Revealed preference... They all love EJMR
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