Economist on "Any famous economists with a physics undergrad?"
I can only think of Noah.
View ArticleEconomist on "Economics has a Wolfers problem not a website problem"
Justin please take note that spamming Twitter is what Trump does.It doesn't lead to good policy or good economic research.
View ArticleEconomist on "Emergency Situation in Lorch Hall"
Sue Dynarski is on a total rampage right now, my god! She just ate a student! Looks like she's all jacked up on mountain dew and candy. Campus security is on their way with rhinoceros tranquilizers. Oh...
View ArticleEconomist on "Bay Area Housing Bubble"
Just for fun I revisited the "Marin POS" blog, which covered the last Bay Area housing bubble. Here's a house they mocked in 2006, listed at...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is your department toxic? A handy guide"
Nice gifs to complement the articlehttps://tenureshewrote.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/is-your-department-toxic-a-handy-guide-with-gifs/amp/
View ArticleEconomist on "Jeffrey Sachs suggest forcing oil companies to pay $25 billion"
because climate change led to Hurricane Harveyhttp://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/opinions/hurricane-harvey-abbott-needs-to-resign-sachs/index.html
View ArticleEconomist on "How does stiglitz compare to krugman?"
krumgan is a public intellectual who hasn't done real work in a while, and it's fun to laugh at his political ramblings, but he's obviously not an idiot and he did good work in the 90s.can something...
View ArticleEconomist on "Wolfers cheers Harvard hiring of Chelsea Manning!"
Only a matter of time before Wolfers tweets out about how great a hire Harvard made. To all the job market candidates, don't worry about polishing those papers, you now know how to get to the top of...
View ArticleEconomist on "Failed comps the second round :("
Time to end this pathetic worthless life.
View ArticleEconomist on "Gifts for Philly"
I heard they like le fromage in Philly, should I bring Camembert as gift?-French Bro.
View ArticleEconomist on "Official Economics Nobel Prize 2017 Predictions thread"
Congrats on Oliver hart , Bengt Holstromm for winning 2016 Nobel. Now, Let's go with 2017 predictions. one of Blanchard, Moore, Kiyotaki. Aghion, List, Romer, ,Howitt , Woodford, Nordhaus, Manski,...
View ArticleEconomist on "Google's ML algorithm has decided that EJMR is not sexist"
Computer Science > EconomicsML in Economics ---> Toilet
View ArticleEconomist on "Is it ethical to kick out a fourth year student?"
My program does this a lot.
View ArticleEconomist on "The Economics of Social Status"
http://www.meltingasphalt.com/the-economics-of-social-status/In economics, a good is anything that "satisfies human wants and provides utility." This includes not just tangible goods like gold, grain,...
View ArticleEconomist on "Did you order the Desk Rejection?"
Young AP: *Professor Barro, did you order the Desk Rejection?* Judge Mankiw: You *don't* have to answer that question! Professor Barro: I'll answer the question! [to Young AP] Professor Barro: You want...
View ArticleEconomist on "Advice from an old timer"
Let me tell you all something you already know. Academia ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you...
View ArticleEconomist on "How close/comfortable are you with your advisor?"
Low rank monkey here. This is for top 20 phd candidates:How close are you with your advisor? How much time does he/she spend with you per week? How much of that is talking strictly work? How often does...
View ArticleEconomist on "Outstanding example of trolling sociologists / development...
"The case for colonialismFor the last 100 years, Western colonialism has had a bad name. It is high time to question this orthodoxy. Western colonialism was, as a general rule, both objectively...
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