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Going back on academic market. Should I mention that my current job does not allocate research time?

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Can people be disqualified from Nobel consideration for ethical reasons?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Brett_Roger_Matsumoto (1.3k points)

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Heckman and Moktan on the Top 5

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How important was the financial panic as a cause of the Great Recession?

asked 6 years ago in Current Economic Issues by BEN_BERNANKE (320 points)

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Has a paper ever been rejected by an econ journal, or acceptance rescinded, due to outside pressure?

asked 6 years ago by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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What are some dissertation-worthy topics in behavioral/experimental economics?

asked 6 years ago by AL Roth (6.9k points)

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Why not have the AEA annual meeting in Chicago every year?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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Is anyone interested in a simple bargaining model that gets a 1/N split as a unique Nash equilibrium?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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Are standards for the economist profession being considered for development?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Penny_Ann_Barr (140 points)

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Check out the new link to EconSpark on the top of AEA homepage!

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by economist_2x5v5y (3.3k points)

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What to do/say about a "meh" teaching evaluation if you've only taught one class?

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Yield on PhD acceptances

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Is quantitative analysis is more important in economics than theoretical background of a research?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Arshad_Malik (140 points)

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What is right basic economics to explain huge variability in population density across US states

asked 6 years ago by Lawrence_Summers (260 points)

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Have low interest rates led to excessive risk taking?

asked 6 years ago in Current Economic Issues by OLIVIER_BLANCHARD (1.2k points)

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What is a predoctoral research assistantship, how do students find them, and why are they growing in popularity?

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Where to look for jobs apart from JOE, EconJobMarket, HigherEd Jobs?

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Does is matter if a candidate graduates in 4, 5, 6, 7, ... years?

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Do you recommend graduate students to go to Eastern Economic Association Meeting?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_2k3o4v (160 points)

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What's the standard output table format for logit model and multinomial model in top Economics journals?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_2k3o4v (160 points)

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What are some dissertation-worthy topics in market design?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by AL Roth (6.9k points)

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What is your view on cover letters?

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How to give a good conference presentation (ca 15-20 minutes) in economics. Does the Big 5 still work?

asked 6 years ago by Sevrin_Waights (150 points)

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Should the government give more importance to costs accounting as well as financial accounting?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Ryan_McConnell (2.7k points)

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Are "behavioral economics" and "mainstream economics" still in conflict?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by econ009 (360 points)

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Handbooks of Economics: Elsevier or Routledge?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by user_8m3m2h (130 points)

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Any suggestions to fare better in job market if you don't belong to younger cohort?

asked 6 years ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by Econbuzz (200 points)

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Recommendation - Good job market advice

asked 6 years ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by Christina_Gravert (170 points)

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BA wanting to gain exposure to econ. research, seeking advice

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How do you choose a teaching reference letter writer?

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What is a good way to get the attention of employers through JOE if you are not a fresh PhDs?

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What are the basic macro economic fundamentals for the underdeveloped economy ?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by JANAK_RAJ_SHAH (120 points)

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Could anyone provide me with some advice, papers and documentation on gender analysis frameworks ?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Caleb_Jeremie_Dohou (100 points)

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What visa foreign assistant profs get in the US?

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Is the prime directive of economcs to maximize net social benefits?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Edward_Lambert (930 points)

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When and how is it appropriate for a journal editor to retract acceptance of a forthcoming paper?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (2.3k points)

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Can I get a finance job even if I specialize in something else during my Ph.D. and am not from a top school?

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What is the current status of Deep Learning in economics research?

asked 6 years ago by Joshua_Anumolu (200 points)

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Which software do you use to compute the Gini coefficient from a large micro database?

asked 6 years ago in General Economics Questions by SADEQUL_ISLAM (120 points)