Nerdy post
A recent NBER working paper by Morck and Yeung outlines the perils of instrumental variables. In addition to the standard “weak instruments” and “lack of
Hobbies
I was looking at lists of hobbies (for a research project, of all things) and found some pretty “exotic” ones that I decided to share.
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Loneliness and health
The Economist recently published an article about the relationship between loneliness and health. As you may have guessed, lonelier people are less healthy. The authors
What is inflation?
I was watching an economic analyst a couple of days ago giving predictions and describing most pressing concerns for today’s economy. She was particularly concerned
Unions
I recently had a debate about unions with someone who knew slightly more about the state of the economic literature on the topic than I
On selfishness
I’ve been flying a lot in the past couple of months. Luckily, I tolerate it pretty well. I’m short enough to have plenty of leg
And the winner is…
…me! I have officially confirmed that I will be starting as Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign next year. The job market
Middle East Revolutions
It seems like everyone is giving their opinion on what’s happening in the Middle East. Instead of offering my opinion on the unrest in Tunisia,
