Economist on "Is it ok to play tennis on campus with a female AP colleague?"
My colleague and I discovered we both like tennis, and she suggested we should play. We are both married and there is zero sexual tension between us, but still I was hesitant to play to avoid problems....
View ArticleEconomist on "2bd year ap with"
Many working papers (both solo and co-authored) but no pubs or r&r yet: what is your view?
View ArticleEconomist on "Reflections of a Former Heckman RA"
I just finished up as one of Jim Heckman's RAs. Given his reputation, I thought that I would share my experience.I knew Heckman's reputation going into the job. So I braced myself for a low quality of...
View ArticleEconomist on "IP tracking"
IP tracking (of personal websistes) is changing everything: When you submit a paper, you know when it is assgined to an editor; They your site is visited from strange places: you know who your referees...
View ArticleEconomist on "Museum of economics — 2131"
The year is 2136 and the museum of economics has recently opened. Among the notable items in the collection are the bust of Friedman from Chicago; three Heckman RAs properly mummified to serve him in...
View ArticleEconomist on "How did recent job market stars do on their grad course exams?"
I know this is has low relevance but it would be interesting to know more about these guys.
View ArticleEconomist on "Suppose you win a Chicago Lee prize, can you upgrade your PhD...
or Stanford or Princeton or Yale or Berkeley?I mean you have already shown that you are one of the top students that Chicago will push in 4 years and will get a top placement so this has to be a good...
View ArticleEconomist on "Bros/broettes who cleared comps: serious question for you"
was there a clear 1-1 mapping from those who did well on course exams (mids/finals) to those who passed comps?
View ArticleEconomist on "Marxist-feminist-anti-racist-ecological economics"
It's a real thing:http://new.wellesley.edu/economics/faculty/matthaeij
View ArticleEconomist on "Struggling with ADHD"
Anyone here with ADHD and managed to succeed in life, especially academic? My life is s**t. I am still young but feel horrible already. I oversleep every night. I can't remember the last deadline I...
View ArticleEconomist on "PhD is a joke ass degree"
As an MBA I've always been curious what PhD students do, so I decided to sit in on one of your classes. The experience has convinced me your degree is a total joke.The professor started by writing a...
View ArticleEconomist on "Want an easy top pub?"
I have a new paper that I consider my best work. For a variety of reasons, the marginal return professionally for this paper is very small for me. But I think it has an excellent shot a top journal, I...
View ArticleEconomist on "Economics has a Wolfers problem not a website problem"
Justin please take note that spamming Twitter is what Trump does.It doesn't lead to good policy or good economic research.
View ArticleEconomist on "The U.S. Treasury is considering ways to restrict sensitive...
The U.S. Treasury is considering ways to restrict sensitive Chinese investments in the United States by invoking an emergency powers law and bringing forward some security review reforms for corporate...
View ArticleEconomist on "Welcome remarks from APW-sponsored "LRM Outreach Lunch""
"Good morning and welcome to the first LRM Outreach Lynch...I mean Lunch, of course! My name is Chris, and I'll start by apologizing that my two co-organizers could not be here today. Well, frankly...
View ArticleEconomist on "Visiting researcher in Europe during US PhD"
Due to family reasons I would really like to spend some time close to my parents for a while. I'm past prelims and my parents live close to a decent European department where I also did my undergrad,...
View ArticleEconomist on "Advisor got mad at me when I told him I prefer industry"
Now he stops responding to my emails asking for comments on papers, meetings, etc. What's the best way to deal with this? Should I lie by telling him I changed my mind?
View ArticleEconomist on "Aren't you glad you're not a professional athlete?"
Imagine if there was a reporter standing outside your office waiting to ask you questions about the lecture you bombed or your paper that got desk rejected.
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