Economist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
These are examples of what I believe results in having medical expertise (or exposure to it). i) Someone at a medical school or biostatistics dept that works with people that have a medical background....
View ArticleEconomist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
^This. This is exactly the respect I want to see my work as an economist treated with and that's why it's just consequent to shy away from the thought you can do everything just because you've mastered...
View ArticleEconomist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
What happened to the free market? Why don't Economist ever trust the free market they themselves think is pretty awesome. Let the free market work. Let pregnant women who want to experiment do so. Let...
View ArticleEconomist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
You see it is not my baby. It is in my best interest if you drink and smoke. Time inconsistency. Your baby boy will have trouble finding an adequate girl-friend when millions of daughters of Emily's...
View ArticleEconomist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
What happened to the free market? Why don't Economist ever trust the free market they themselves think is pretty awesome. Let the free market work. Let pregnant women who want to experiment do so. Let...
View ArticleEconomist on "Oster's back. Unleash the booze and cappucinos"
Well. Isn't that the power of the free market? All information is out there. Everyone takes their call. Pretty sure a reasonable % of women will not take Emily's advice. Their progeny either would be...
View ArticleEconomist on "Roger Farmer's macro model"
it has gotten picked up by huffpost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/paul-krugman-cribbing-roger-farmer_n_3785725.html. EJMR thread:...
View ArticleEconomist on "Getting a teaching job at private school after PhD"
Is this a good idea? I don't have a teaching diploma but I understand some wealthy private schools are keen for PhDs. I don't give a fig about academic rat race, just want an easy job that pays well...
View ArticleEconomist on "Getting a teaching job at private school after PhD"
Keep in mind that, unlike academia, most of the education sector (primary/secondary) regards "teaching" as a skill that can and should be acquired--usually through some combination of formal education...
View ArticleEconomist on "Roger Farmer's macro model"
My comment was on the Farmer article in Vox. I said I can see why only unexpected government spending can boost employment. Because otherwise businesses will plan their hiring based on the real...
View ArticleEconomist on "Best new economics department"
Sciences Po was "created" about five years ago. Look at their faculty:http://econ.sciences-po.fr/faculty
View ArticleEconomist on "What is going on with the Dyson School at Cornell?"
maybe they can vacuum Dyson's dead wood:)but they make good vacuum cleaners.
View ArticleEconomist on "What is going on with the Dyson School at Cornell?"
They run a good undergrad program in business and applied econ. also make a ton of money doing so.
View ArticleEconomist on "World Bank YPP 2014"
@ ef39: People from Africa or Asia go for interviews in Paris. Only those based in the Americas fly out to Washington DC.
View ArticleEconomist on "Economath Fails the Cost-Benefit Test"
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2013/08/economath_fails.htmlNow let's move to an obvious fact: Out of the people interested in economics, 95% clearly have a comparative advantage in economic...
View ArticleEconomist on "Economath Fails the Cost-Benefit Test"
It's true. Show a typical economist some fancy estimation results, they won't trust/believe them unless you can show the same thing in a simple graph.
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