Economist on "Exceptions Overwhelm Economic Rules | Philip N. Cohen"
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/02/09/are-economists-overrated/exceptions-overwhelm-economic-rules"There is a lot to be said for the common critique of economists: They see society as the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Do you regret doing your PhD?"
For myself, I do regret it. Looking back from now, I think I'm a person who's mainly driven by recognition and attention from others. I thought doing an econ PhD makes me able to change the world,...
View ArticleEconomist on "Dean Susan Collins warned all Weill Hall personnels against...
I don't know the exact reason, but I heard through the grapevine that Susan Collins warned all Weill Hall personnels against posting any information on EJMR (actually SJMR too, because of discussion...
View ArticleEconomist on "Chicagonomics has been hijacked | The Economist"
http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21676745-how-libertarians-hijacked-liberal-economics-going-rails
View ArticleEconomist on "Why I am going insane"
Bug in my code! s**t! *fix* f**k! No results!Wait! Another bug! f**k! *fix* Wow! Big results!Wait! Another bug! f**k! *fix* Crap! No results!Wait! Another bug! f**k! *fix* Wow! Big results!iterate to...
View ArticleEconomist on "I Am Unimpressed With Many Members of My Profession"
The bad news is that 74 percent of these surveyed economists either disagreed, were “uncertain,” or expressed no opinion that such a huge hike in the minimum wage would cause substantial shrinkage of...
View ArticleEconomist on "Should America really spend so much money subsidizing foreign...
http://www.cis.org/north/foreignphdsubsidies"Hidden within the pages of a newly released, highly regarded federal report on higher education in the U.S. are these facts: in 2008 there were more new...
View ArticleEconomist on "Struggling in the first year - how to become better?"
So, just got back all the midterms from the first semester of grad school. I'm around the 30-50th percentile, so I'd like to improve.I feel like I'm working hard, usually from 8-9 to 9-11 on weekdays...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is there research showing that people have a preference for...
It seems to me that people really like it when their employer provides them health benefits, to the point where most of them would prefer health benefits over wages even in the absence of the tax...
View ArticleEconomist on "I need some serious advice please."
I have never been one to go to EJMR for advice on what to do professionally or personally but I have nowhere else to turn at this point.I've suspected for a while that my wife has been cheating on me....
View ArticleEconomist on "HRM runs a regression: "great contribution". LRM runs a...
What a f*cking profession is this?!
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR guest column"
To provide opportunity to invite people who may be too big for EJMR to chat with EJMRers at a specific time. During this time EJMRers can ask questions and the guest will answer live. A different guest...
View ArticleEconomist on "Reg monkeys deciding on discrimination payouts: What could go...
Reg monkeys deciding on discrimination: What could go wrong?http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-uses-race-test-to-decide-who-to-pay-in-ally-auto-loan-pact-1446111002?mod=e2fb
View ArticleEconomist on "Ok deadwood wannabes now pay attention"
Tip number 1:This is what you need:http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/wp-64.htmland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox#/media/File:DOSBox_screenshot.pngMake sure you install this on your office...
View ArticleEconomist on "Data science is pseudoscience"
I am trying to compile links and resources demonstrating that data science is pseudoscience.This is what I have so...
View ArticleEconomist on "Where to buy a custom computational rig?"
Yea I do macro, haters gonna hate. I was considering a mac pro but my understanding is they are more for rendering than number crunching. While building my own rig is an option, I would prefer finding...
View ArticleEconomist on "What's your level of education?"
Please vote:http://strawpoll.me/5882857Results:http://strawpoll.me/5882857/r
View ArticleEconomist on "LaTeX Public Service Announcement"
Do not use the default font (Computer Modern.) At least go with mathpazo which will use a palantino font. Yeah in the 70s Computer Modern was cool, but it does not work well with modern massive...
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