Economist on "Major drop in new international student enrollment in US"
"New international student enrollment dropped by 3.3% for the 2016-2017 academic year, and by a far higher 6.9% in the Fall 2017 semester. "Is this going to affect US competitiveness? Discuss!
View ArticleEconomist on "[]'s decision to reverse elephant trophy ban reminds me of this...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-admin-reverse-ban-elephant-trophies-africa/story?id=51178663http://www.feem-web.it/ess/ess07/files/fischer_paper.pdf
View ArticleEconomist on "So guys since the AEA is in Philly again"
Will the bros who were stuck there in 2014 finally be able to get a flight home.
View ArticleEconomist on "A little E.A.Poe for the job-market meat on the Left Coast!"
Once upon AEA dreary, while I waited, weak and weary, For interviews with seniors dull and bore, So exhausted, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my...
View ArticleEconomist on "Which kinds of beard are acceptable?"
Which kinds of beard are acceptable for academics (~32 years old)? (If you are not Richard Tol, I mean.)
View ArticleEconomist on "Is there anything meaningful to be said about external validity?"
or is merely listing threads to generalisation the best we can do?perhaps efforts at formalisation are promising? I have my doubts about the usefulness of Pearl's work on this topic, as it seems to be...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why I like economics"
Because at the end of the day, no matter how ridiculous a lot of what economists produce is, it’s the only social science that recognizes that what people do in their ordinary lives, out of their own...
View ArticleEconomist on "Which Are Most Hot MBA Thesis Topics ?"
I have to select a topic and i am asking you all to contribute for various topics .
View ArticleEconomist on "Why can’t I say shenan*gans?!?!"
It gets filetered because it contains a racial slur. Come on mods, shena****ns is a great word!
View ArticleEconomist on "How does IQ impact"
Reg monkeys ablity to obtains stars? shouldn't econometric estimators have some way for adjusting for reg monkey IQ, something like an IQ prior for example.
View ArticleEconomist on "Second year field courses are not helpful"
That’s what I feel. This whole semester has been nearly a waste. And I feel guilty for not having learned more stuff on my own.Is this just at my dept? Could it be field specific?
View ArticleEconomist on "Biggest surprise at the new job"
Is how lazy my new colleagues are.Sure miss the days of shooting the sh1t with Whitney at 10pm, or running back to the office after a hockey game with David to check on the RAs' progress. Sending Heidi...
View ArticleEconomist on "Kirk: chat is back up, but new rules to prevent site overload"
BIETCHES aye have a BRIDDIG to sell you in CROOKLYN.You thhought it is ALWAZE SUNNY in FILLY_D3LFEEYA. But the only sun is what shines out of your BEEHIND.Prepare to be FIEKED in your ASS-A...
View ArticleEconomist on "UK APs is this university in Croydon any good?"
I hear they pay a basic income?CUISL looks like an ok place to work by UK standards.https://communistuniversity.wordpress.com/about/I'm unsure whether they are currently hiring or not. Any insiders know?
View ArticleEconomist on "Asian candidate seems to think "Hot regards" is a more polite...
I started getting suspicious when he upped the game with "The warmest regards".Now he's taken it to the next level with "Hot regards".I appreciate the effort, but what's coming next? Not sure I can...
View ArticleEconomist on "Breaking news from Calgary"
Dr. Jennifer Winter Named Top 40 Under 40.Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Winter who was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue Magazine.LOL.
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