In my talks with graduate students, I realized that many of them look for research ideas in the conclusion of a paper, where author(s) will

I loved PhD Comicsas a grad student. Frankly, I still find them quite relatable as an Assistant Professor (and in a few years, I can

Obviously, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. As it turns out, I’m up for tenure review in two years, and with the publication lag

“Often wrong, always certain”, goes a saying I once heard about economists. Frankly, I hate admitting when I’m wrong or when I don’t know something

Many charter schools appear to work quite well. Here are two quotes from two articles summarizing the research: “sound research has shown that, when properly

I teach masters students the basics of micro- and macro-economics. When we talk about government intervention, one of the first topics is the effect of

My representative, Rodney Davis, recently introduced a health care bill “to protect people with pre-existing conditions from discrimination against insurance companies.” (yes, if you think about

I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated with how hard it is to keep up with new research. At some point after starting my job, I subscribed