Economist on "Do you regret doing your PhD?"
For myself, I do regret it. Looking back from now, I think I'm a person who's mainly driven by recognition and attention from others. I thought doing an econ PhD makes me able to change the world,...
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View ArticleEconomist on "I just had inappropriate relations with the representative agent"
I made a mistake in her Euler equation and put many variables in places they were never intended to go.
View ArticleEconomist on "I have a love-hate relationship with ebay"
I love auctions, but I hate the winner's curse. I can never reconcile the emotions of winning and yet losing by winning.
View ArticleEconomist on "Dress code for interviewing associate profs."
What would you recommend? Is wearing a suit must or formal attire is good enough?
View ArticleEconomist on "Book on hedge funds?"
Anyone ever read a good book on hedge funds? Don't really trust Google results and don't really know anyone in the industry. I'd prefer a book which isn't really like a textbook, if possible.
View ArticleEconomist on "Jones and Vollrath has a really cool cover"
Very apropos to their topic (economic growth). Cool.
View ArticleEconomist on "Renovated MIT econ building to open soon!"
finally!http://news.mit.edu/2015/mit-names-building-honor-morris-and-sophie-chang-1202
View ArticleEconomist on "2016 horoscopes"
Aries (The Ram) ♈ Mar. 21–Apr. 19: 2016 holds more of the same for you - "borrowing" other people's IVs, throwing publicly-accessible data at them, and churning out more working papers than anyone. Who...
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View ArticleEconomist on "Why does economics make relatively little use of discrete...
Graph theory, set theory, combinatorics, formal logic etc.Is it because these tools are primarily useful for computer science?
View ArticleEconomist on "Interesting episode at the Embassy Suites in San Diego"
First of all, I'm not an economist. I recently discovered your forum and I wanted to share a story that I personally witnessed a few weeks ago. I'm originally from the east coast and was on a holiday...
View ArticleEconomist on "Search committee member here"
I played Candy Crush on my smartphone during 80% of the interviews. What did others play?
View ArticleEconomist on "Heterodox Economics in Practice: Brazil"
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/12/economic-backgrounderConsider this a good example on why quality Economics education is important whenever someone asks why Economics is important.
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 "Bill Gates vs Joseph Stiglitz"
Which one would you like to be? Good if Bill Gates.
View ArticleEconomist on "Harder to get into: Math PhD Program or Economics PhD Program"
I say economics. A math phd student is most likely only studied math undergrad. Some compsci, some physics. But econ students have to have a dual in math/econ or compsci/econ. Not only are you required...
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