New academic econ world order… but only if you fail to control for the quality of the journals those papers are published in (my conjecture is that if you take only the top 5-10 journals, the US-EU average gap actually widened). Unfortunately, most European academic economists still believe that publishing frequently into journals (almost) nobody can remember the names of, or reads, actually makes any difference (other than locally). Pretty Freudian, if you ask me.
Massive reorganization of science funding in Europe… Something promised every four years or so; at least in that practice they are consistent. I don’t really know why they aim to change these things ever so often, seemingly just to leave their mark, instead of making sure something actually works well, for once . Very European, and very Freudian…
Looks a bit shaky research-wise, but let’s take it at face value for now: heterogenous effects of the scent of a woman (I guess Colonel Frank Slade had a simpler, yet practical, view of life). In all cases, a related (albeit equally shaky…) study reaches what looks to me like the right conclusions, which even Slade aka Pacino could adhere to: “Our investigation, however, demonstrates that implicitly preventing people from attending to desirable relationship alternatives may undermine, rather than bolster, the strength of that person’s romantic relationship” HT: Freakonomics.
5 thoughts on “Econlinks: The Freudian interlude”
Nico, you're flattering me (or yourself? :-)): I was Self-Absorbed :-). By the way, since we got to that, are you still still In-A-Relationship-But-Looking? Not for other reason, but I might stop being Self-Absorbed in that case and pay some attention. Touché? 🙂
Naughty, naughty, Sebs. Let me see, was it Overachiever or No Strings Attached? Hi hi 🙂
@nenicu: dom'le, da si matale cativa dolari si cumpara DVD-ul de pe Amazon, ce sa zic (ca sa nu incurajez pirateria: altfel sunt sigur ca gasesti destui experti care iti fac rost de orice film download).<br />Despre G-spot: inca nu l-am gasit nici eu, dar acum sunt sigur ca exista. Te tin la curent, femeia sa aiba rabdare :-). <br /><br /><br /><br />@Danish economist: sorry, but I don't
In this part of the world we usually face the opposite problem: don't give her the job offer because she will never take it :P<br />a Danish economist
Maestre deci doua trebshoare la tine: primo, n-am gast filmu' portughez sa-l iau pe hard.. si nevasta nu mai poa' far' sa'l vada. musai. secundo, macar vinu' aista sa i-l ofer ca altfel de bai cu femeia
Nico, you're flattering me (or yourself? :-)): I was Self-Absorbed :-). By the way, since we got to that, are you still still In-A-Relationship-But-Looking? Not for other reason, but I might stop being Self-Absorbed in that case and pay some attention. Touché? 🙂
Naughty, naughty, Sebs. Let me see, was it Overachiever or No Strings Attached? Hi hi 🙂
@nenicu: dom'le, da si matale cativa dolari si cumpara DVD-ul de pe Amazon, ce sa zic (ca sa nu incurajez pirateria: altfel sunt sigur ca gasesti destui experti care iti fac rost de orice film download).<br />Despre G-spot: inca nu l-am gasit nici eu, dar acum sunt sigur ca exista. Te tin la curent, femeia sa aiba rabdare :-). <br /><br /><br /><br />@Danish economist: sorry, but I don't
In this part of the world we usually face the opposite problem: don't give her the job offer because she will never take it :P<br />a Danish economist
Maestre deci doua trebshoare la tine: primo, n-am gast filmu' portughez sa-l iau pe hard.. si nevasta nu mai poa' far' sa'l vada. musai. secundo, macar vinu' aista sa i-l ofer ca altfel de bai cu femeia