Economist on "Gift ideas for grad coordinator?"
As in the chief staff member who supports the grad program.
View ArticleEconomist on "Value of the first solo authored AER is 1.4 Million Dollars"
There used to be a blog post about how much an assistant professor should be willing to pay for an AER. Consider this ballpark estimation: a single solo authored AER will give your tenure at a German...
View ArticleEconomist on "Worst department cultures"
What departments have the worst culture for grad students and/or APs?Besides Chicago.
View ArticleEconomist on "Most times Econometrica mentioned in a talk"
What is the most number of times you've heard ECTA mentioned in a talk? E.g., person discusses what you do when submit an ECTA paper, mention that a particular paper (especially their own) was in an...
View ArticleEconomist on "Where can this profile get tenure"
5 years out of PhD, 5 AER, 3 Econometrica (all solo), 3 QJE, 5 JPE.Nothing coauthored with a senior economist.
View ArticleEconomist on "Write a (funny) sentence that has ALL of the following phrases:"
game theory regressions smart Nobel Prize
View ArticleEconomist on "Write the biggest number you can using three 1's and three 0's."
Example of a feasible number: 10^(10^10)
View ArticleEconomist on "Economists have the highest dating market value of any...
What's up, bietches? you fiecking thought you were you had a chance to get a date, fiecking date market meat? YOU FIECKING THOUGHT!!! But I'm ready to RAEP you on your days outside while sipping...
View ArticleEconomist on "Wtf? Rochester was this good?"
Ranked at #5 by per capita alumni publications from 1994 to 2009: https://i.imgur.com/ymkV3T8.pngI know their macro group was phenomenal, but I didn't know their graduate program was top 10 too.Source:...
View ArticleEconomist on "Solve for the Nash equilibrium."
Ann and Bob are on a romantic night out without their cellphones. Feeling famished after their long romantic walk around town, they finally sit down to eat at the only restaurant that is still open....
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR first policy"
I do not care about my thesis, my friends, etc. When I am on EJMR I am happy. EJMR first.
View ArticleEconomist on "1950 ejmr"
That is a pretty prestigious short list:http://www.irwincollier.com/columbia-economics-search-committee-report-1950/
View ArticleEconomist on "Bay Area Housing Bubble"
Just for fun I revisited the "Marin POS" blog, which covered the last Bay Area housing bubble. Here's a house they mocked in 2006, listed at...
View ArticleEconomist on "Letter of Recommendation"
To Whom it May Concern:I am writing to recommend Ms. Sally Smith for your Master of Economics program.I have barely known Ms. Smith for one semester as her instructor in my 800-student Principles of...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why did Argentina's central bank set a 40% interest rate?"
Also what am I supposed to short with this crisis?
View ArticleEconomist on "Creative, funny thesis titles"
Real titles one, provide link if possible.Got bored of reading the same thing over and over again and wonder what’s out there.
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