Economist on "It takes brains not to make money"
Any fool can make money these days and most of them do. But what about people with talent and brains? Name, for example, one theorist who makes money.
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 "How many papers did you read over the course of your PhD?"
1st year/ core exams: 2nd year/ field courses: dissertation stage:1st year student here, I'm guessing you substitute breadth for depth on your research area, but how many papers do you really read...
View ArticleEconomist on "Contract Theory for Laypeople"
Anyone have a good book recommendation related to the title? Something I can give on-economists?
View ArticleEconomist on "If the Village People studied Concentrated Capital Losses"
The Advisor: Young man, there’s two ways you can go I said, young man, when the job market’s slow I said, young man, fire up MP Stata And work with secret data. Young man, when you get that result I...
View ArticleEconomist on "Always pull this card in seminars"
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View ArticleEconomist on "What percent of academic economists will be remembered 100...
What percent of HRMs?
View ArticleEconomist on "NYT: A Peek Inside the Strange World of Fake Academia"
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/upshot/fake-academe-looking-much-like-the-real-thing.htmlThere are real, prestigious journals and conferences in higher education that enforce and defend the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Final Fantasy FFXV"
Anyone playing? I'm about to jump in after download finishes.
View ArticleEconomist on "Hire private investigator to spy on co-author"
I am 100 % certain my co-author is trying to screw me and go solo with our draft.The problem is that I only have hunches, and have a sh*** load of other stuff to deal with.I am in the northern U.S:...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is Jodi Beggs still alive?"
No update on her website in 2 months, no booth at the AEAs. What happened?
View ArticleEconomist on "The Friendship That Created Behavioral Economics"
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/01/undoing-project/511958/"A conversation with Michael Lewis about his new book on the research of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky."
View ArticleEconomist on "Germans betrayed the developed world again"
After the crash of 2008, Germany emerged as the hegemonic power in Europe, but it failed to live up to the obligations that successful hegemons must fulfill, namely looking beyond their narrow...
View ArticleEconomist on "Ray Dalio vs John Cochrane"
Which one would you want to be? Good for Ray Dalio, no good for John Cochrane.
View ArticleEconomist on "Fiat to invest $1 billion in Michigan, Ohio plants, create...
Fiat to invest $1 billion in US auto plants, create 2K new jobs Fiat to invest $1 billion in US auto plants, create 2K new jobs 3 Hours Ago | 02:41 FCA, the U.S. arm of automaker Fiat-Chrysler,...
View ArticleEconomist on "Financial Times: When AI enforce collusions"
https://www.ft.com/content/9de9fb80-cd23-11e6-864f-20dcb35cede2Yet existing antitrust laws, premised on human intent and action, may be inadequate to prevent companies from abusing their market power...
View ArticleEconomist on "How is there not a Heckman thread this year?"
Amanda Agan @amandayagan"You can see in advance it's a shaky argument" - Heckman joking about Angrist's slide malfunctions #ASSA2017The #ASSA2017 hashtag is full of good stuff.
View ArticleEconomist on "I have the square root of -1 flyouts"
But at least it is a good one. I step off the plane to be greeted by all the senior faculty thanking me for coming. After the motorcade arrives on campus, I tour the department and they ask which...
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