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Economist 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...

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+25% tariffs on China"">Economist on "Another step on the US worldwide war on trade (6/14) -> +25%...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trum p-approves-tariffs-on-about-50-billion-of-chinese-goods-1529016073This is getting interesting. Now the tariffs are not just on steel and aluminium...

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Economist on "Jordan, Rory, and Lefty OR Portugal and Spain?"

Golazzzzzo for Golf. FRED for Futball.

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Economist on "Regrets of a Dying Economist"

My father, like me, was an economist. He was not a star, but if you work in asset pricing you probably know of his work. This past weekend, he passed away.As the end approached, he became very...

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Economist on "Sub-forum for EJMR seniors"

Kirk I am nearly 80 years old and many of the issues discussed in the various sub-forums do not appeal to me. Can you create a separate sub-forum to cater specifically for EJMR seniors issues?

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Economist on "Is Representative Agent an elected position?"

I have been hearing about the Representative Agent for over 30 years. Is Representative Agent an elected position?

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Economist on "Why aren't economists richer?"

The two richest economists in history, thus far, were investors. John Maynard Keynes made a fortune in the 1920s, and lost it in the crash, only to build another fortune by snapping up stocks in the...

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Economist on "Oh wow, did you know that China buys 1/4 of US's soybean...

This is going to be a very fun trade war to watch. We are going to get lots and lots of great data from this.

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Economist on "Worst advisor stories"

Let's hear 'em.

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Economist on "If the set of points under a concave function is convex"

Then why isn't the function called a convex function

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Economist on "Murican students have time to write long emails to me but no...

Murican students have time to write long emails to me but no time to study...

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Economist on "President of Harvard attacks group behind anti-racial quota...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community,In the weeks and months ahead, a lawsuit aimed to compromise Harvard’s ability to compose a diverse student body will move forward in the courts and in the media....

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Economist on "Quick AEA! Create a committee about Asian discrimination!"

We have empirical proof in a legal case.Act now!Committee needed!Make sure a white man leads it!

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Economist on "New US tax code not only makes firms shift profits out of the...

effective tax rate they pay in the US:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-abbvie/how-us-tax-reform-rewards-companies-that-shift-profit-to-tax-havens-idUSKBN1JE12QWell, based on preliminary data,...

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Economist on "Do German Departments host visitors?"

Ameri-bro; young associate; very interested in a visiting appointment.

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Economist on "DOW posts a 5 day losing streak because of the trade war"

The real question now is how low can it go...

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Economist on "Why don't all econ PhDs do finance?"

There is zero entry cost, and you're gonna make way more money. Seems that the so-called economists don't really know what utility maximization is.

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Economist on "US worldwide trade war update (6/18) - another $200B in tariffs...

http://www.businessinsider.com/tr ump-tariff-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-threat-china-trade-war-2018-6Yep the trade wars of 2018 or well under way. Markets are reacting very poorly and futures are...

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Economist on "How many Asians are on the AEA Executive Committee?"

0“We don’t like their personalities”

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Economist on "Dow is tanking this tuesday after escalations in the trade war...

I recall some people saying that trade wars can only be won while others said that there are mainly only losers in trade wars. I'm glad we are putting this theory to the test.

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