https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/04/movie-grand-budapest-hotel.html
ECONJEFF: Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel
We saw Grand Budapest on Friday night at the State Theater. It is a complete delight: crazy, original, funny, at times sad, visually rich, a...
the grandeconjeffmoviebudapesthotel
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/11/john-scalzi-on-penn-state-with-further.html
ECONJEFF: John Scalzi on Penn State, with further comments from me
John Scalzi, whom I remember from my graduate student days at Chicago when he was writing for the Chicago Maroon, has a pointed and spot-on ...
john scalzipenn stateeconjeff
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/06/party-school-rankings.html
ECONJEFF: Party school rankings
One of our bright undergraduates and I are trying to track down complete sets of party school rankings for a project I want to work on. So ...
econjeffpartyschoolrankings
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/07/confirmation-bias-is-everywhere.html?showComment=1310652125722
ECONJEFF: "Confirmation bias is everywhere"
Reason's Ron Bailey summarizes provocative research on the role of scientific literacy and cultural commitments in views on global warming ...
confirmation biaseconjeffeverywhere
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/10/nobel-prize.html
ECONJEFF: Nobel prize
Per my predictions a few days ago: not obscure, not political, and search. Congratulations to Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Chris Pissar...
econjeffnobelprize
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-without-feathers-by-woody-allen.html
ECONJEFF: Book: Without Feathers by Woody Allen
I got this at a used book sale on campus in hard cover for 75 cents. It is from the early 70s so it is a very different Woody Allen than th...
econjeffbookwithoutfeatherswoody
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2008/10/disciplinary-but-maybe-not-disciplined.html
ECONJEFF: Disciplinary (but maybe not disciplined) writing
From an ad for an art exhibit at UM: "The various media reflect and undermine each other's reports, detecting gaps, contradiction and bias i...
maybe noteconjeffdisciplinarydisciplinedwriting
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-from-um-economics-skit-night.html
ECONJEFF: More from the UM Economics skit night
This is not really laugh-out-loud funny but it does an impressive job of capturing the mood.
more fromeconjeffumeconomicsskit
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2018/08/marvels-of-past-miniature-golf-edition.html
ECONJEFF: Marvels of the past: miniature golf edition
No one ever believes me when I tell them I can remember watching miniature golf tournaments on television when I was little ...
of theminiature golfeconjeffmarvelspast
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/04/assorted-links_24.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. New Springfield subway map from the Simpson's. It's sweet that the innocent Atlantic Cities writer can't figure out what "Jerk Circle" m...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-newspapers-do-time-series.html
ECONJEFF: How newspapers do time series econometrics
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
time serieseconjeffnewspaperseconometrics
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/03/college-mens-hoops.html
ECONJEFF: College men's hoops
I missed both Washington versus North Carolina and Michigan versus Duke yesterday driving back from Toronto. Both were, it sounds like, gr...
college meneconjeffhoops
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/05/1000000-jobs.html
ECONJEFF: 1,000,000 jobs
The economics blogosphere has been all aflutter about this paper by Tim Conley (Western Ontario) and Bill Dupor (Ohio State) that provides ...
econjeffjobs
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/06/
ECONJEFF: June 2011
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeffjune
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-casualty-of-war-on-certain.html
ECONJEFF: Another casualty of the war on (certain) drugs
Incompetent police and war on drugs legal overreach combine to kill a Florida teen . Can we stop now and actually be a free society, instea...
of theeconjeffanothercasualtywar
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/07/journal-spam.html?showComment=1484994500386
ECONJEFF: Journal spam
One of our students received this: Dear [GRADUATE STUDENT] , This is Journal of Business and Economics (ISSN 2155-7950), a professional jour...
econjeffjournalspam
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/12/dull-life-of-test-grader.html
ECONJEFF: The dull life of a test grader
I found myself more sympathetic to this lonely rant from someone who makes money grading the written bits of standardized tests than I expe...
of aeconjeffdulllifetest
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/05/movie-angels-and-demons.html
ECONJEFF: Movie: Angels and Demons
This movie is based on the book Dan Brown wrote and published before the Da Vinci Code, though in the movie the action in the Da Vinci Code...
econjeffmovieangelsdemons
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-sibling-fixed-effects.html
ECONJEFF: On sibling fixed effects ...
An interesting abstract: "Long Term Effects of Health Investments and Parental Favoritism: The Case of Breastfeeding" JASON M. FLETCHER, ...
econjeffsiblingfixedeffects
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-on-debt-ceiling.html
ECONJEFF: More on the debt ceiling
Two bits this morning: 1. A fine piece by Will Wilkinson at the Economist. 2. I felt very vindicated in my own assessment yesterday when on...
more onthe debteconjeffceiling
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/02/cea-post-on-cbo-minimum-wage-report.html
ECONJEFF: CEA post on CBO minimum wage report
I was somewhat disappointed in the response from the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on...
post onminimum wageeconjeffceacbo
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2008/08/
ECONJEFF: August 2008
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeffaugust
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/02/bill-maher-on-government-and-old-people.html
ECONJEFF: Bill Maher on government and old people
Bill is right on target . NB: slightly off-color at times. This may be the first time I've ever linked to the Daily Kos.
bill maherand oldeconjeffgovernmentpeople
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-return-of-iq-tests-for-work.html
ECONJEFF: The return of IQ tests for work
The Atlantic documents the return of IQ tests , now re-branded as tests of cognitive abilities, to the private labor market. I would have ...
the returniq testseconjeffwork
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/02/requests-for-letters-of-recommenation.html
ECONJEFF: Requests for letters of recommendation
This is from the LSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Jeffrey Smith, You have been aske...
econjeffrequestslettersrecommendation
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/05/growing-up-buckley.html
ECONJEFF: Growing Up Buckley
A moving and interesting account of the final months of William F. Buckley and his wife by his son Christopher Buckley from the NYT Magazin...
growing upeconjeffbuckley
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/01/orwell-in-spain.html?showComment=1327896494576
ECONJEFF: Orwell in Spain
Some background on Placa de George Orwell . You should read the book too , especially if you are planning a visit to wonderful Barcelona...
econjefforwellspain
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/12/whither-drive-in-movie-theater.html
ECONJEFF: Whither the drive-in movie theater?
The BBC on the threat of technological change , specifically the conversion to digital projection, to the remaining drive-in theaters in the...
the driveeconjeffmovietheater
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/11/election-post-mortem.html
ECONJEFF: Election post-mortem
Hat tip: Charlie Brown
econjeffelectionpostmortem
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/06/civil-war.html
ECONJEFF: Civil War
This website has a lot of great stuff from the civil war era, including scans of Harper's magazine.
econjeffcivilwar
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/07/minimum-wage-humor.html
ECONJEFF: Minimum wage humor
minimum wageeconjeffhumor
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/09/movie-debt.html
ECONJEFF: Movie: The Debt
The Debt was engaging and thought-provoking, as well as entertaining. I particularly liked the realization of 1960s East Berlin, which remin...
econjeffmoviedebt
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/05/onion-on-recreating-lost-youth.html
ECONJEFF: The Onion on recreating lost youth
Both touching and funny . It is certainly, and helpfully, true that as you age, you care less and less about what other people think. My old...
the onioneconjeffrecreatinglostyouth
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/11/tom-lehrer-on-sociology.html
ECONJEFF: Tom Lehrer on Sociology
This has more of a tough edge to it than most of the Lehrer stuff I have heard. Hat tip: Fred Feinberg
tom lehrereconjeffsociology
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/11/
ECONJEFF: November 2009
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeffnovember
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/04/neoclassical-liberalism.html
ECONJEFF: Neoclassical liberalism
I am not quite sure yet how to fit this definition of neoclassical liberalism into what I think of as my Hayekian rule utilitarianism, but ...
econjeffneoclassicalliberalism
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/02/community-high.html
ECONJEFF: Community High
Ann Arbor has a hip alternative high school, access to which is allocated by lottery, as described in this piece in the (renamed back to the...
econjeffcommunityhigh
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/06/pre-conceptual-scientist.html
ECONJEFF: Pre-conceptual scientist
Hat tip: Charlie Brown
econjeffpreconceptualscientist
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-ministry-of-moral-panic-by-amanda.html
ECONJEFF: Book: Ministry of Moral Panic by Amanda Lee Koe
Koe, Amanda Lee. 2013. Ministry of Moral Panic . Singapore: Epigram Books. It seems like a different lifetime, but only six months ago I s...
by amanda leebook ministrymoral paniceconjeffkoe
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-bowling.html
ECONJEFF: On bowling
From the New Yorker. Hat tip: Stephan Lauermann.
econjeffbowling
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/07/journal-spam.html?showComment=1355836433314
ECONJEFF: Journal spam
One of our students received this: Dear [GRADUATE STUDENT] , This is Journal of Business and Economics (ISSN 2155-7950), a professional jour...
econjeffjournalspam
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/10/nobel-predictions.html
ECONJEFF: Nobel predictions
Here are mine: John Rust Charles Manski Angus Deaton Prize is announced on Monday .
econjeffnobelpredictions
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/08/nothing-left-to-cut.html
ECONJEFF: Nothing left to cut?
The Boston Public Health Commission runs a class for teens on how to manage social media when you break up . Note also the public health imp...
nothing lefteconjeffcut
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/11/economists-and-politicians.html
ECONJEFF: Economists and politicians
A fine rant from Larry Kotlikoff . The tricky part, of course, is what to do about it. You don't really want politicians to not have econo...
econjeffeconomistspoliticians
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/02/whats-in-name.html
ECONJEFF: What's in a (political) name?
Greg Mankiw, a "conservative", makes the case for cosmopolitanism and free exchange in his NY Times column, in opposition to Barack Obama, ...
in aeconjeffpoliticalname
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/05/assorted-links_3561.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. The world according to Americans . 2. A truly excellent paper title . 3. An update on the life of Tom Lehrer . Best line: "What's wro...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2016/09/ies-teacher-incentive-fund-tif.html
ECONJEFF: IES Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) evaluation
Below is the IES News Flash about the third-year follow-up report from their experimental evaluation of the TIF program, which provides stro...
incentive fundeconjeffiesteachertif
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/04/music-loudon-wainwright-iii-and-lucy.html
ECONJEFF: Music: Loudon Wainwright III and Lucy Wainwright Roche
Loudon and Lucy (his daughter with one of the Roche sisters ) put on a most excellent, sold out show last night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, c...
loudon wainwright iiieconjeffmusiclucyroche
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/11/washington-42-arizona-31.html
ECONJEFF: Washington 42, Arizona 31
I stayed up until two in the morning watching this one - it started at 7:30 PM pacific time - and was well rewarded for my troubles. The gam...
econjeffwashingtonarizona
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/04/assorted-links_30.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. Brian Dougherty on the non-interventionist right . 2. Cool, but sadly inactive, blog about old malls . 3. Top Five's version of Obama's l...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/08/move-over-tina-fey.html
ECONJEFF: Move over Tina Fey
The Daily Mail reports that it is a big week for "Lisa Ann", the "adult entertainer" who looks like Sarah Palin. Contra Lisa Ann, it is n...
move overeconjefftinafey
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/08/assorted-links.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. A truly excellent xkcd on university web pages . I laughed and laughed. 2. Menu from the Tahitian Terrace at Disneyland back in the 1960s...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/08/db-cooper-update.html
ECONJEFF: D.B. Cooper update
Negative evidence from the DNA test on the most recent D.B. Cooper suspect. Hat tip: Charlie Brown
d beconjeffcooperupdate
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/02/mechanics-of-regular-blogging.html
ECONJEFF: The mechanics of regular blogging
Chris Blattman sums it up : My only worry: The trouble with posting substantive stuff daily is that the regimen is hard to maintain. Most ...
the mechanicseconjeffregularblogging
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/04/assorted-links.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. Memories of communist Romania . 2. The Salton Sea 3. Why would Salon have someone this smug and judgmental write about the effects of...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/03/job-market-advice.html
ECONJEFF: Job market advice
It's a bit late for most of our students, but Chris Blattman offers some excellent advice on dealing with job offers . Addendum: fixed the...
job marketeconjeffadvice
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/11/thought-question-for-day.html
ECONJEFF: Thought question for the day
Should the president of the NBER send out letters of recommendation for specific students to NBER email lists? If so, can I, as an NBER memb...
for theeconjeffthoughtquestionday
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/07/david-warsh-on-new-growth-theory.html
ECONJEFF: David Warsh on new growth theory
Writing at Economic Principals, Warsh defends the importance of new growth theory against criticism from Paul Krugman, among others, and il...
new growtheconjeffdavidwarshtheory
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/08/loco-motion.html
ECONJEFF: The loco-motion
Steve Landsburg does a hammer job on locovores and their misguided critics . Nice. The depressing part is that the reader is reminded that...
econjefflocomotion
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-favorite-economist-cover-ever.html
ECONJEFF: My favorite Economist cover ever
One of my colleagues at Western Ontario had this on his door for a long time. I've gone looking for it on the internet a couple of times...
my favoriteeconjeffeconomistcoverever
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/01/assorted-links_20.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. Why I am not a Republican, part 897543 . 2. I think this fellow missed the memo about violent political discourse that was circulated l...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2008/11/power-of-symbols.html
ECONJEFF: The power of symbols
The Economist details a fascinating study on how symbols affect more choices. Key bit: Physical purification, in other words, produces a mo...
the power ofeconjeffsymbols
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-labor-market-for-teachers-in-north.html?showComment=1374973795584
ECONJEFF: The labor market for teachers in North Carolina
Consider this teacher in North Carolina, who seeks a raise via moral suasion . If we suppose that her husband makes as much as she does, s...
labor marketfor teacherseconjeffnorthcarolina
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-flying.html
ECONJEFF: On flying
1. Stories from a flight attendant . 2. Stories from a passenger . It is not quite as bad, usually, as the passenger makes it out to be, tho...
econjeffflying
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/02/borders-humor.html
ECONJEFF: Borders humor
As Glen Reynolds would say, heh .
econjeffbordershumor
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/08/localism-run-amok-in-portland-oregon.html
ECONJEFF: Localism run amok in Portland, Oregon
Is there anything more illiberal than localism ? Oh for the days when the left was proudly internationalist and cosmopolitan. Now the left d...
run amokin portlandeconjefflocalismoregon
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/02/thought-for-day.html
ECONJEFF: Thought for the day
"Paperwork is always for bureaucrats, not for me." - A colleague (not in economics!) whom I will leave anonymous
for theeconjeffthoughtday
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/05/academics-for-athletes-at-unc.html
ECONJEFF: Academics for athletes at UNC
Now the scandal has reached the Daily Mail . It is hard to make the case that the NCAA is not exploiting these young men, a case that it ...
for athleteseconjeffacademicsunc
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2008/12/only-shades-of-gray.html
ECONJEFF: Only shades of gray ...
There is an old Monkees' song called Shades of Gray , the chorus to which is But today there is no day or night Today there is no dark or li...
econjeffshadesgray
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/01/charles-murray-quiz.html
ECONJEFF: Charles Murray quiz
There is an interesting quiz in Charles Murray's (of Losing Ground fame, for older readers) new book Coming Apart that addresses the sub...
charles murrayeconjeffquiz
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-provosts-think-about-incentives.html
ECONJEFF: How provosts think about incentives
Michigan faculty were asked by our provost to complete a new "work-life" survey this week, with this incentive: The survey will be worth you...
think abouteconjeffprovostsincentives
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/06/gay-marriage-in-ny.html
ECONJEFF: Gay marriage in NY
Kudos to NY for legalizing gay marriage , and doing so via the legislature rather than the courts. This is a big victory for freedom, equali...
gay marriageeconjeffny
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/01/assorted-links_17.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. UM papyrii on your iphone . 2. Markets in everything: pet euthanasia with house calls . Dr. Tomlinson was a co-worker of mine at Farrel...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2020/11/
ECONJEFF: November 2020
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeffnovember
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/12/paul-samuelson-rip.html
ECONJEFF: Paul Samuelson RIP
Here is the NYT obituary and here are some memories from Greg Mankiw . Everything you read and hear about his influence on how economists ...
paul samuelsoneconjeffrip
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2023/11/
ECONJEFF: November 2023
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeffnovember
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2021/
ECONJEFF: 2021
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
econjeff
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/04/assorted-links_30.html
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. Thought question: what is just compensation for being trapped for a half hour on "It's a Small World" ? 2. How to make the porn industr...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/11/what-day-for-daydream.html
ECONJEFF: What a day for a daydream ...
I nspired by Distraction: Mind Wandering Facilitates Creative Incubation Benjamin Baird, Jonathan Smallwood, Michael D. Mrazek, ,Julia W. ...
what a dayeconjeffdaydream
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/01/post-tenure-hobbies-for-economists.html?showComment=1357082865987
ECONJEFF: Post-tenure hobbies for economists
Daniel Parent with his restored tractor. I am not sure if my hobby is going to seminars or being on dissertation committees. Maybe bot...
econjeffposttenurehobbieseconomists
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/05/peer-review-follies.html?showComment=1369663694380
ECONJEFF: Peer review follies
Abstract A growing interest in and concern about the adequacy and fairness of modern peer-review practices in publication and funding are ...
peer revieweconjefffollies
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/07/journal-spam.html?showComment=1348219105640
ECONJEFF: Journal spam
One of our students received this: Dear [GRADUATE STUDENT] , This is Journal of Business and Economics (ISSN 2155-7950), a professional jour...
econjeffjournalspam
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2016/02/assorted-links_24.html?showComment=1456414325215
ECONJEFF: Assorted links
1. Do snapchat like a teen . 2. How many degrees of separation ? Lots of interesting bits on measurement and selection bias. 3. On worki...
econjeffassortedlinks
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/09/npr-economics.html?showComment=1315670891106
ECONJEFF: NPR economics
I happened to catch a few minutes of Marketplace on NPR yesterday in between dropping off my charming daughter at the YMCA and arriving at ...
econjeffnpreconomics
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/11/academic-geek-bucket-list.html
ECONJEFF: Academic geek bucket list
Diamond elite on Delta. Check!
econjeffacademicgeekbucketlist
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/12/freakonomics-and-experiments.html
ECONJEFF: Freakonomics and experiments
The Freakonomics blog, with a rhetorical blush, posts a positive review of Superfreakonomics from regular blog contributor Ian Ayres. Ayres...
econjefffreakonomicsexperiments
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2012/07/on-libertarians.html
ECONJEFF: On libertarians
Hat tip: someone of Facebook
econjefflibertarians
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/07/journal-spam.html?showComment=1488454462469
ECONJEFF: Journal spam
One of our students received this: Dear [GRADUATE STUDENT] , This is Journal of Business and Economics (ISSN 2155-7950), a professional jour...
econjeffjournalspam
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/09/charlie-weis-at-kansas.html
ECONJEFF: Charlie Weis at Kansas
An interesting piece about former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis' challenges as head coach at the University of Kansas. I did not re...
charlie weiseconjeffkansas
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/08/miles-and-noah-on-getting-economics.html?showComment=1377752840092
ECONJEFF: Miles and Noah on getting an economics doctorate
I am generally in agreement with what Miles and Noah have to say , but would add or alter a few bits: 1. By all means do not just focus on...
econjeffmilesnoahgettingeconomics
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2014/06/oh-lourdes-madonnas-daughter-enrolls-at.html
ECONJEFF: Oh Lourdes! Madonna's daughter enrolls at Michigan
People (!) magazine provides all the details . Hat tip: another proud Michigan parent
econjeffohlourdesmadonnadaughter
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2008/10/movies-burn-after-reading-eagle-eye-xxy.html
ECONJEFF: Movies: Burn After Reading, Eagle Eye, XXY
Burn After Reading The Coen brothers strike again . This really captures the spirit of life in DC with all the insanity, self-0bsession, bu...
burn after readingeagle eyeeconjeffmoviesxxy
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/04/global-development-network.html
ECONJEFF: Global Development Network
Some readers will remember my traveling around to places like Beijing, Delhi, Brisbane and York to consult on some projects managed by the G...
global developmenteconjeffnetwork
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-security-theater-protects-us-all.html
ECONJEFF: How security theater protects us all
The Economist's Gulliver blog on the latest evidence that security theater is not only not very entertaining, it is not very effective eith...
security theatereconjeffprotectsus
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/09/measuring-production-in-science.html
ECONJEFF: Measuring production in science
My friend and co-author Julia Lane at NSF offers some thoughts on measuring the output of scientists , broadly conceived. The problems here ...
econjeffmeasuringproductionscience
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2009/04/measuring-participation-in-government.html
ECONJEFF: Measuring participation in government programs
I want to give a shout out to the paper " The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences " by Bruce Meye...
econjeffmeasuringparticipationgovernmentprograms
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-magic-of-stem.html
ECONJEFF: The magic of STEM?
The Miami Herald offers a nice report on the dubious employment magic of STEM degree s. The bits at the end are pretty funny. First the pr...
the magiceconjeffstem
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/12/cartoon-rational-addiction-theory.html
ECONJEFF: Cartoon rational addiction theory
This is both hilarious and well-informed about the relevant literature and issues. NSFW because of a couple of f-bombs. Via: marginal revol...
econjeffcartoonrationaladdictiontheory
https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2018/02/
ECONJEFF: February 2018
A long pondered but only lately realized blog about economics, politics, evaluation, econometrics, academia, college football and whatever else comes to mind.
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ECONJEFF: Journal spam
One of our students received this: Dear [GRADUATE STUDENT] , This is Journal of Business and Economics (ISSN 2155-7950), a professional jour...
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