Economist on "Personality types by field"
So, what sort of people gravitate to what fields? For each field, give the following:1) Field Name 2) What city they would choose to live in absent any constraints 3) Domestic mass-produced beer (e.g....
View ArticleEconomist on "Your favorite theorem/result in economic theory"
For me, it's the Schonnenschein, Mantel, Debreu theorem. I love how one simple result can rape the whole GE framework.
View ArticleEconomist on "Bros, I am a completion-ist..."
I want to read MWG, SLP, and my other assigned texts cover to cover. I can't help the urge. It's like being OCD. Anyone here done it/want to do it too?
View ArticleEconomist on "I'm a health economist with an M.D. Ask me anything."
I got the M.D. first.
View ArticleEconomist on "Most authentic global university ranking"
Is it the US News world ranking, or ARWU?
View ArticleEconomist on "Theory of Gen Inertia"
Is this a paper in physics or econ? Chatterjee never fails to surprise me by coming up with weird ideas and topics.http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/pramprapa/69950.htm
View ArticleEconomist on "The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans | The Atlantic"
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/"Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them."The article as a whole...
View ArticleEconomist on "Does the term "mathematical modelling" really have any meaning?"
I feel like it is so broad as to render it meaningless. It could mean a statistical model, a game theoretic model, a dynamic model, and much more.
View ArticleEconomist on "Funny"
http://www.drawyourprofessor.com/prof.php?prof=16134Some people missing
View ArticleEconomist on "Should I learn model theory or proof theory?"
I want to use proofs when developing models.
View ArticleEconomist on "Will robots take the jobs of theory donkeys?"
Automated theorem proving is here to stay!
View ArticleEconomist on "Q. and A.: Ning Zhu on the ‘Guaranteed Bubble’ in China’s Economy"
In his new book, “China’s Guaranteed Bubble,” Ning Zhu, a professor at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, dissects the risks accumulating in China’s economy, especially in its financial...
View ArticleEconomist on "SUNY Stonybrook Underrated??"
USNews has their math department 25th in the country. Not to shabby.Are SUNY Schools underrated?
View ArticleEconomist on "Have you ever written a paper so beautiful, that you think...
it to to your fellow academics?A piece of work so graceful and effortless that you struggle to believe that it emerged from your own toil and sweat?For this is my dilemma.Part of me says "it belong in...
View ArticleEconomist on "Formal Code of Ethics for Researchers / Research Scholars"
As a researcher/scholar, you are bounded by code of ethics and fair practice which you are expected to follow, failing which, you risk yourself for any uncalled allegations.1. You should behave in...
View ArticleEconomist on "Hurting those feelings"
Who else is an old timer who remembers the "hurting those feelings" meme? Those were the glory days of this site!
View ArticleEconomist on "Old Chicago guy here, pre-Lucas Ph.D."
You young guys have no idea how it was back in the old days. I remember coming down from the city to see Friedman talk at one of the Rutgers campuses. This must of been mid-1970's. He was giving a talk...
View ArticleEconomist on "Suggestions for gay assistant professor"
Hello guys,I am a gay and going to be an assistant professor soon. My concerns are:1). Could I still use Grinder? 2). Will the school kick me out if they find out I am gay, using Grindr? 3). Could I...
View ArticleEconomist on "There are Professors with a Phd in economics"
Without having ever taken any course on math or real analysis...How is it possible? I have seen their papers, and they don't use any math at all...!!! And some of them are RePEc moderators.So, how they...
View ArticleEconomist on "Listing PhD Committees One Has Served on"
Why is this not standard practice on CVs? I suppose people don't want to disclose "bad" placements they were partially responsible for. As a grad student, I would LOVE to have this information...
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