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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. econjefffebruary https://econjeff.blogspot.com/2010/07/journal-spam.html?showComment=1470814124857 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