Economist on "Jobs requiring statisticians or economists"
I normally see job postings that require an econ/finance or stats PhD. Now, due to the statistician vs econometrician threads we have had here, it is clear that there are differences in priorities. So...
View ArticleEconomist on "I don't like writing grant proposals because I'm the Colombo of...
I just follow my nose. I'm an outlandish genius who doesn't play by the rules.I mock your formulaic systems of evaluation.
View ArticleEconomist on "Barzilai strikes again"
http://scientificmetrics.com/downloads/publications/Barzilai_2016_Demand_Barter_Exchange.pdfLol, seriously he thinks we don't realize that the endowment affects consumer decisions. Love the reference...
View ArticleEconomist on "If you could start over again, would you still do an econ PhD?"
I'd do a PhD in computer science, then work for Facebook/Google/Microsoft or DE Shaw/RenTec/Jane Street and make banks. So much bulls**t in economics that is irrelevant to the real world. Wasted 5...
View ArticleEconomist on "Strongest living statistician - you say Don Rubin?"
I say David Cox!Come at me, bros.
View ArticleEconomist on "In mathematics you don't understand things."
You just get used to them.- von Neumann
View ArticleEconomist on ""I know a lot about economics but very little about _____....""
"...much less than regular people"For me: women/sects/cars/alcoholic drinks/being handy with a tool kit/popular culture especially current TV shows and music
View ArticleEconomist on "Ted Cruz looks like a Gobblin"
I want to punch his face..... but at this point he is all we have...I just dont want my next president to make fun of disabled people...I will vote for Cruz
View ArticleEconomist on "What about UC San Diego..."
... It's not UCLA...It's not UCBerkely.... not sure how to feel about it. Is UC San Diego a good school?
View ArticleEconomist on "Why does Trump make Fun of Disabled People??"
I like the guy but......why does he have to make fun of disabled people?
View ArticleEconomist on "Academic without PHD"
Is it reasonable to become an economist with out a PHD?
View ArticleEconomist on "What would happen to aliens if Trump becomes the President?"
Will it be less likely to get a green card?
View ArticleEconomist on "If I were to choose an Asian country to live for a couple of...
Which one? China, Japan, or Korea? I want to live happy but differently from U.S.
View ArticleEconomist on "From the back of a crowded seminar room, I yelled out "Lisa...
"Dental Plan!", came the anonymous reply.
View ArticleEconomist on "Can we please kick all the reg monkeys out of the profession?"
Or at least can we quarantine them in development or behavioral?
View ArticleEconomist on "Asia bros do people in Econ share your name?"
I'm wondering if some of you guys have the problem that people in your field have your name. When ever I see Lee cited in a paper I'm like which one?
View ArticleEconomist on "STATA is giving very low R-squares this week"
Been a bad week. The highest R-squared STATA has given me is 0.02. I will see if I can get batter luck, using EVIEWS, with this dataset I am working with. I think STATA is upset with me.
View ArticleEconomist on "China Number 1?"
You guys believe in this PPP?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)
View ArticleEconomist on "A good set of notes for hypothesis testing."
Grad student here. I am in applied courses at the moment and realize I don't really understand the how hypothesis testing works that well. It's something that we gloss through in courses and I'm just...
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