Economist on "MIT flyout"
The case with George leaving-it had nothing to do with money. His parents are old and sick and he wants to be as close to them as possible.This is one of those interesting cases the poster...
View ArticleEconomist on "Stuttering"
OP: I am in a somewhat similar situation as you (on the market next year) so I can totally sympathize with the stress you are feeling. You'll be happy to know that people tend to go out of their way to...
View ArticleEconomist on "Stuttering"
You'll be happy to know that people tend to go out of their way to accommodate people with disabilities, especially in universities. That is false. It'd be a mistake to believe that. Stuttering is not...
View ArticleEconomist on "Stuttering"
I feel the same way as 361, but I just did not want to discourage OP. There are mean people out there but we do need to persevere. I worked at 2 academic places and despite having a physical handicap...
View ArticleEconomist on "How much of an edge do females have on the econ job market"
Varies greatly by institution. My institution requires that we follow a plan and document everything. After that, we can hire whoever we want.
View ArticleEconomist on "Second round started!"
Remember: We may not get the job we thought we wanted or deserved. We may not even be our employer's first choice. But in the end, we're economists and we all get jobs!Well paying, fairly secure...
View ArticleEconomist on "Reimbursement for flyouts"
I am a Chinese student in the US. I have received a flyout from a school outside the US. Will the school reimburse me for the visa fee, travel fare to the embassy, etc.
View ArticleEconomist on "Clothing to Wear When Interviewing at Southern Schools"
Fegit that Northern look::: Look like a cool southerner Buy your shades elsewherehttps://www.mausandhoffman.com/
View ArticleEconomist on "How do you know rankings below 75?"
how do you guys know US PhD program rankings below 75 ? this is basically where US News ranking stops ranking departments, and I guess it is the most credible ranking out there
View ArticleEconomist on "How do you know rankings below 75?"
Because 90% of the economists on this board are ULRM, and yet 90% of the time spent on this board is constructing rankings based on the top 30 schools, which nobody on this board knows about.
View ArticleEconomist on "How do you know rankings below 75?"
If you are planning to go somewhere to do a PhD I would look at the faculty there. Are the people in your area publishing well. There are some departments out of the top 75 that are really strong in a...
View ArticleEconomist on "Clothing to Wear When Interviewing at Southern Schools"
Kloug, can you relax the rules for 5 minutes so I can no-good this dumb ass a thousand times.
View ArticleEconomist on "Prediction: top 20 business schools by 2020"
University of Arkansas.http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/93900/ua-business-dean-eli-jones-still-uses-sales-skills?page=all
View ArticleEconomist on "Can a disgraced trader get a job in academia? | NYorker"
There are many reasons why he might not make it in academia, but his rap sheet as a trader is not one.Didn't someone post a while back a quote from Lucas was Lucas said fab was one if the most...
View ArticleEconomist on "Best tablet to read papers on bed, please recommend"
Avoid the Galaxy Tab 2. PDF viewer is dreadful.Get Repligo Reader instead. Best PDF reader for Android and the price is okay.If someone knows a better one though, let me know.
View Articlehiphopbro on "Best tablet to read papers on bed, please recommend"
The pdf problem can be fixed by downloading a third party app pdf reader. I use a low budget Asus and I read journal articles on it.
View ArticleEconomist on "Best tablet to read papers on bed, please recommend"
There have been at least four good discussions on this topic here. Do a site search.2 years later... ...any suggestions?
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