Economist on "Google Analytics as an echo chamber"
If someone checks my website from university say X. I go to X and check people from X who might be looking at my website. Then people from there see someone from my department is checking their...
View ArticleEconomist on "Britbros - do you stop class for tea time?"
I know that's a sacred time over there. Do you stop your lectures so that your students can imbibe on tea?
View ArticleEconomist on "Financial Economics and Intergalactic Asset Pricing - A New Era"
According to the Economist, a new space age is upon us. Spearheaded by Elon Musk’s bold ambitions for colonizing Mars, investors (with appropriate utility functions) are channeling resources to...
View ArticleEconomist on "New York and Chicago's finances are among the worst in the US"
Ranking here:http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/01/09/How-Strong-Are-Your-Citys-Finances-116-US-Cities-RankedThe Windy City has become a poster child for financial mismanagement, having suffered a...
View ArticleEconomist on "Got a talk coming up soon..."
Just rubbed one out but still feel a bit antsy. Any other tips?
View ArticleEconomist on "Dear theorists, why did you choose theory as your field?"
A popular charge against theorists is that you engage in "mathturbation". What do you think it is you do? How is it different than "mathturbation"? What motivates you? Where do you find inspiration?...
View ArticleEconomist on "Econ PhD vs CS PhD vs Stats PhD"
Which one is the easiest to get in? Which one makes more money?
View ArticleEconomist on "Department infighting.....ugh!"
Tenured faculty need to all just sit down, shut up, and enjoy being tenured. Clearly, the benefits of tenure are lost on them.
View ArticleEconomist on "5 step plan for success in academia"
1. Marry someone in a high paying and mobile field (law or accounting are perfect). This is crucial. It gives you the flexibility to choose the position that you really want, in a place that you really...
View ArticleEconomist on "First year AP here. I am terrible at dealing with emails."
Emails from students, faculty and administration take up at least 2 hours of my day. I write beautiful long sentences, check the grammar etc.Is this the reason why all of my professors would send me...
View ArticleEconomist on "Sors immanis et inanis,"
rota tu volubilis, status malus, vana salus semper dissolubilis, obumbrata et velata michi quoque niteris; nunc per ludum dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris.
View ArticleEconomist on "Terrence Tao was shocked that 75% of UCLA economic PhD students...
Prove: there is no largest number on the real line.Can you? Go!
View ArticleEconomist on "REMINDER: Samuelson predicted Soviet GDP will overtake US by 2012"
Think about it for a second.
View ArticleEconomist on "How to legally kick out a grad student"
say, he has passed comps and is not one of your advisees?
View ArticleEconomist on "How much do quants at RenTec, Point 72, etc. make?"
I'm so jelly each time when I see sone CS or stats PhD gets hired by one of these top hedge funds. I feel so useless with my econ PhD and I can't stop thinking maybe I made a huge mistake to not to do...
View ArticleEconomist on "Currency Trading Is Terrorism"
True story“There is no difference in terms of goals between the terrorist with a gun in his hand and a terrorist with dollars and euros in his hands,” Erdogan said in a speech to local administrators...
View ArticleEconomist on "How much do you know about the US economy?"
A fun survey/game by the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/15/us/politics/you-draw-obama-legacy.htmlI bet CMTs will suck at this
View ArticleEconomist on "My international students are bringing me gifts from home"
after their holidays. I was too aspie to do this for my advisor, I feel bad about this.
View ArticleEconomist on "Hahaha! I know who you are! I can't believe you read this crap!"
Today you mentioned a story that was spammed all over EJMR over the past weekend. It's an older story and the only reason you'd see it is if you were on EJMR. I infer from this that you're an EJMR...
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