Economist on "Why the salaries of faculty are significantly lowe in UK,...
Any non-US places that pay similar as their US counterparts?
View ArticleEconomist on "Economists predicted throttling without net neutrality... we...
Yep, a study proves exactly what we predicted:https://gizmodo.com/it-sure-looks-like-wireless-carriers-got-busted-throttl-1828823399As if there was any doubt.
View ArticleEconomist 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....
View ArticleEconomist on "There have been 2 suicides at Stanford GSB in the past 8 years."
I didn't believe this, but I checked with a colleague there and it's actually true. This is just unacceptable, especially for a program that has such few students.
View ArticleEconomist on "The 6 Students You Meet in Hell"
With the end of the term, the most obnoxious class that I have ever had is mercifully ending. And just in case some of them on EJMR, I wanted to tell them what I really think of them:1. The White...
View ArticleEconomist on "Gotta love the Sahm hypocrisy"
@Claudia_Sahm 19 hours ago and WOW the 2nd most popular thread has actual job market advice, nice work!Yet on EJMR the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th most popular threads all have pages and pages of job...
View ArticleEconomist on "Office accessories"
Thinking of these http://www.1minime.com/ with DA or JJH
View ArticleEconomist on "The new chicago"
-> phd cohort size has shrunk and stabilized to about 20 -> stipends have increased to 40k -> pass rate on the core exam has been 90% in last 5 years. 95% this year. -> faculty hiring has...
View ArticleEconomist on "Tesla makes no sense to me"
They don't hire anyone special or anything. Elon Musk doesn't seem to possess any special kind of technical or scientific abilities. It's not like he's developing all the R&D behind his products....
View ArticleEconomist on "Americans please explain this"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/09/07/police-officer-walked-into-mans-home-mistaking-it-her-own-killed-him-police-say/?utm_term=.0cb7e821dbef
View ArticleEconomist on "What a great Sunday"
After a long trail run, sitting in my sofa and reading a well-written paper to referee, while baby and wife take a nap. What a great Sunday!
View ArticleEconomist on "Why is US and Canadian academia so much worse than European?"
I mean in terms of mobbing people with controversial opinions out of there jobs because twitter said so.
View ArticleEconomist on "What would your school do with an unrestricted gift of $500...
What would your school do with an unrestricted gift of $500 million?
View ArticleEconomist on "New grad student question about teaching load"
I'm starting to think about the job market. What is the teaching load like at a public flagship R1 as compared to a top private LAC?I think I would prefer the environment of the latter but I am...
View ArticleShark Week!"">Economist on "ASSA Registration -> Shark Week!"
ASSA registration opens on Wednesday, it might be a good time to tighten the moderation through the job market season. It makes sense to loosen things up during the summer, but it also makes sense to...
View ArticleEconomist on "The software the AEA uses has a page that exposes the user's...
They forgot to turn off one of the user profile pages. You can see everyone's email.
View ArticleEconomist on "Is the AEA going to do anything about Asian discrimination in...
Or do we need to get an undergrad to write a paper about it for us?
View ArticleEconomist on "So where is the deficit numbers going to be this year?"
We all know what is going on. I'm interested in seeing what happens what is supposedly our risk free asset...
View ArticleEconomist on "“High income workers make more money than low income”"
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