Economist on "When did playing a victim become acceptable"
I was born in the late 80s. Throughout school, college, and grad school, it was understood that whiners got nowhere, and if you had problems, you got help from the appropriate sources and dealt with...
View ArticleEconomist on "EJMR gaining momentum?"
Hello There,Long time lurker, occasional poster. Is it just me or has there been a considerable increase in high quality original content and people gooding/no-gooding threads in the past month? Keep...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why are nobel winners not in nber?"
guys like Stiglitz and Sen? I see a lot of other well known economists not in the NBER too. So NBER no big deal for the real big wigs?
View ArticleEconomist on "Econ Prof fired"
This article appeared in the local paper today:SOMMERSET- Christina Regan- a tenured professor of economics at Bowmore College has been fired after a months long investigation. Last March, a 20 year...
View ArticleEconomist on "Thoughts on tipping"
I'm curious about other people's thoughts on tipping. I'm in the US. If you respond, let us know where you're from. I'm generally thinking about the restaurant industry, but could be other industries...
View ArticleEconomist on "The reason why I became an academic"
I can fart freely in the office. Priceless.
View ArticleEconomist on "Berkeley Thinks Cornell is Not the Bottom Ivy"
Berkeley folks tend to think highly of Cornell.Cornell is the best Ivy in the sciences, STEM fields. Obviously this means Cornell is pretty good. Love,Cal
View ArticleEconomist on "Happy Hour: Asian colleagues are NO shows"
My new department chair thought that having a departmental happy hour every week would be an opportunity to build collegiality and a strong sense of working towards a common goal. Roughly 1/3 of us...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is Taleb fractally wrong?"
Well is he? I'm sure he would appreciate the concept it does appear to fit him rather well. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Fractal_wrongness
View ArticleEconomist on "Why has no one made the connection between being an economist...
1. You spend a lot of time getting rejected at auditions/journals 2. Your pedigree is important 3. The more you publish/star in movies, the more opportunities you have in the future 4. People want your...
View ArticleEconomist on "Hi there! New guy here. Name's ross"
new member. new story. first time/long time. love talking economics over a good bourbon.currently researching horse trade in the late 1800s during the industrial revolution. really fascinating...
View ArticleEJMRBear on "Best of EJMR - the Archive Thread"
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View ArticleEconomist on "Which Are Most Hot MBA Thesis Topics ?"
I have to select a topic and i am asking you all to contribute for various topics .
View ArticleEconomist on "First year paper is rubbish, what to do"
the more I progress, the more I realise my first year paper, which I spent tons of effort and time on, is garbage. What to do with it? thanks
View ArticleEconomist on "Would this strategy work to get out of teaching most of the...
1. Find a protest, strike, or hot-button issue happening somewhere in the world. Cancel class in solidarity.2. Obtain list of < mental health issue > awareness days. Cancel class in honor of...
View ArticleEconomist on "A serious question on why this paper is published in AER"
Dear all,I am serious to learn about the profession and how to get published, so please could you give me some honest answers?/ I am an LRM grad student and want to do well. I always try to demotivate...
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