Economist on "Must have books for an academic economist"
I wonder if I miss something in my library. Can you guys suggest books that are must for an academic economist or a micro theorist?
View ArticleEconomist on "Old but Nice Essay from Krugman about his career."
https://www.princeton.edu/~pkrugman/incidents.htmlI liked this part the best:"I have never left the academic circuit, and I never will. I have been a bit cynical about how that circuit works, but its...
View ArticleEconomist on "I still don't get it. Why are governments talking about oil...
Sure some financial firms are going to have to bite their bullets, that's life. You sometimes win and sometimes lose. You don't always win in the financial world. Sure the oil producers are unhappy...
View ArticleEconomist on "The Aardvark Economic Review"
It's not great, but it shows up first in a bunch of journal lists, which greatly enhances the visibility of your research. Rejected by your journal of choice? The AER is your second best, guaranteed.
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 "Why Economics?"
Is it for the rigor and purity of the field? Because if so you could have done a math PhD. Is it for the influence? You would have been better off going to law school. Is it because economists get all...
View ArticleEconomist on "Great advisors in micro theory"
While we are talking about value added of phd programs, who are the highest value adder micro theorists? How to become such an advisor?
View ArticleEconomist on "Peace in the Middle East??"
Can all the problems in the middle east be rooted to the Israel/Palestenian problem or is this an excuse?I wonder if the Israelis and Palesentians brokered a long lasting durable peace deals, would the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Say what you will about Trump..."
... at least he is not a gay basher ... is not bothered by Transgenders using opposite sex bathrooms. Republicans have an image problem. He is fixing it.FYI: Gun loviingg, Peace seeking Republican who...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is it legal to live in my office?"
So let's say I have a shower every day at the gym, bring a coffee machine for breakfast, portable bed, small fridge and a microwave. Is it legal? I could save a lot this way.
View ArticleEconomist on "New top 3 ranking confirmed from this year's placements"
the top 3 programs are {Harvard Econ, Harvard Bus-Ec, Harvard PEG}with MIT at a distant 4th
View ArticleEconomist on "Speechless bubble"
http://bubblestudies.ku.dk/"The guiding research principle of The Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) is that bubbles essentially amount to information control problems among deliberating...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why don't rich people in the U.S. look super rich?"
I notice that many rich people in the U.S. don't like to wear luxury brands or drive super expensive cars. I know many professors at my university are rich. But they look humble to me. I can't even...
View ArticleEconomist on "Good days and bad days"
Stochastic shocks to feelings of impostor syndrome! AAAAAAH! Sympathy, please.
View ArticleEconomist on "Top 20 micro theory departments"
Which US departments are in top 20 in terms of micro theory?I start buy adding Princeton, NYU, UPenn and Northwestern. What else?
View ArticleEconomist on "The mortgage interest deduction is horrible economic policy."
It's almost as unjustifiable as the carried interest loophole for hedge fund managers.
View ArticleEconomist on "Is it f***ed up..."
that I get a perverse enjoyment from taking points off of students' problem sets/exams when they badly screw up the math...
View ArticleEconomist on "Best Economics/Economists YouTube Videos"
Let's make a thread for compiling our favorite videos of economists giving talks/presentations.
View ArticleEconomist on "Johannes Haushofer, an awesome experimentalist"
This Neurobiologist turned economist (with a forthcoming QJE) has a CV of failures including (programs i did not get into) and articles rejected by the AER! Seems like an awesome guy (not my field and...
View ArticleEconomist on "For more information contact Dr Branko Milanovic at local...
What a sadistic little creep. Milanovic should sue.
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