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Comment on Dangling epsilons by leveling guide cataclysm

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Comment on Dangling epsilons by theobot1000

theobot1000 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:37:05 +0000

Nice catch. This is why I like your ‘blog- simple, intuitive, good economics. The underlying problem is simple- an undergraduate can spot it. A good reminder that getting the really basic stuff right still matters, irrespective of the level of mathematical sophistication of our models or empirical set-ups.

Comment on Dangling epsilons by Faith in Fiscal Stimulus — Clearing and Settlement

Faith in Fiscal Stimulus — Clearing and Settlement — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:52:01 +0000

[...] Ambrosini seems to have spotted a similar problem in a paper by two Colombia University economists (Emi [...]

Comment on Dangling epsilons by TheMoneyIllusion » Faith in fiscal stimulus

TheMoneyIllusion » Faith in fiscal stimulus — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:05:36 +0000

[...] Ambrosini seems to have spotted a similar problem in a paper by two Colombia University economists (Emi [...]

Comment on Dangling epsilons by JZing

JZing — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:03:40 +0000

Equation (1) is in per-capita terms, so the estimate will be biased upwards if the laborers attracted by government military spending exhibit above-average productivity.

Comment on New course in social psychology by TIGER

TIGER — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:10:48 +0000

HI- Communal farming as a complement to industrial agriculture will give a more sustainable vibe to our society.

Further education has to spread for the psychological health of our society (Khanacademy.org is something i was pleased by). The need for our comforts require a good source of enery, and right now nuclear don’t seem to be THE solution, Yet innovation and improvement could lead to a water turbine sys with minimal negative externalities.( just letting my imagination run – water rushing down Himilayas plausibly can be controlled in a manner that the need for dams is no more, then the solar and wind – why are not the smartest mind working on this).

Comment on New course in social psychology by pushmedia1

pushmedia1 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:58:42 +0000

Nope. “Real” work for me.

Comment on New course in social psychology by Dan in Euroland

Dan in Euroland — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:58:16 +0000

Just out of curiosity, if you are not going into academia, are you headed to a policy think tank?

Comment on The most subversive sentence I’ve ever written by pushmedia1

pushmedia1 — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:47:24 +0000

Yeah, I meant to reply to Gabriel on that point. I agree those skills are important for some sectors of the economy, but they’re not important and they can be counter-productive in other sectors. My guess is that the jobs illegal immigrants take place less value on these skills.

Comment on The most subversive sentence I’ve ever written by Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:30:55 +0000

“risk-taking, underestimating dangers, low respect for authority”

Sounds like the description of every successful entrepreneur (Jobs, Zuck, Ev Williams, Gates). Its those characteristics that drive them to displace the status quo/establishment. Of course, those characteristics could as easily describe a criminal. So not sure that they imply lower or higher skills.