Economist on "Children of famous economists"
What must it be like to be the child of a famous economist? In particular, are the any children of famous economists who became economists themselves?
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 "Dr Eva Vivalt’s research suggests social science findings don’t...
https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/eva-vivalt-social-science-generalizability/If we have a study on the impact of a social program in a particular place and time, how confident can we be that...
View ArticleEconomist on "Wondering whether all this stress is worth it"
First year here; before starting this program I never had anything like a panic attack, slept well and was very physically healthy. But last night I had my second anxiety attack despite doing regular...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is present bias really a bias"
if the behavior is rational based on time discounting and/or risk aversion?
View ArticleEconomist on "Do you ever get over your impostor syndrome?"
I rationally understand that my accomplishments and expertise are real, and I project (without feeling) confidence in professional settings, but I still feel like a little boy at the grownups' table...
View ArticleEconomist on "Bad english"
MRM PhD student here. I am not a native english speaker, and even though I can communicate well in english, I make many grammar and style mistakes (even knowing what style rules to follow).I have a...
View ArticleEconomist 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 "MSU Settlement"
MSU just settled for 500 mill. I'll start by expressing sympathy for the victims and anger towards Nassar.Concerning the university... I want to know what is going to happen to the department....
View ArticleEconomist on "What is the typical argument against Degrowth / small is better?"
It seems to me that most big problems like housing prices or climate change, could be solved by a return to nature or smaller communities. This was discussed by economist Leopold Kohr:"there seems to...
View ArticleEconomist on "AEA treated the Wu paper like the "dodgy dossier" from the Iraq...
Bringing up a non-verified and non peer reviewed paper from out of nowhere to push an agenda.We know it and you know it. The AEA has only shamed itself.The FT called out the AEA for presiding over the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is it me or there are so many great Argentinian economists?"
Why so many? It seems they vastly outperform other Latin American countries as producers of economists, yet their national economy is a mess. Thoughts?
View ArticleEconomist on "Judd-Maliars"
Hey guys, do you have any info on why Judd withdrew from their 2014 QE paper? This is an honest question, no need to troll here.
View ArticleEconomist on "Would these policies have increased US growth to Northern...
If the US had nationalized healthcare and free college education in the 70s and significantly more investment in green technology in the 00s, would we be as rich as Northern Europe?
View ArticleEconomist on "How to stay productive in the summer as AP?"
I'm already hung over everyday.
View ArticleEconomist on "There was a very critical post about AR from Alabama today"
Just noticed she's a candidate in Southern's election. Was it an underhanded attempt to sully her reputation?
View ArticleEconomist on "Is it immoral"
To convince prospective grad students to come to your department when they have much much better offers? Many of them are so naive, idealistic and do not know better - a little smooth talk on...
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