Romania’s finally got a field where it is an uncontested world leader: the shortage of talent on the labour market. Engineers, skilled manual trades and executives are the top missing ones.
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Econlinks today
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Why the Bayesian statistician cannot stand Bayesian statistics: I actually thought he meant it… for a few seconds. Best academic April 1st prank this year.
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“Insead, for example, has set up a virtual campus on Second Life, to complement its physical campuses in Fontainebleau, France, and in Singapore.
Econlinks for 23-02-’08
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“[…] it is surprising and disturbing that, at a time when the premium for skills has increased and the return to graduating high school has risen, the high school dropout rate in America is increasing.
Econlinks for 18-02-’08
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An excellent (& extensive) interview with Susan Athey, the most recent winner of the John Bates Clark medal. Here’s one of the best parts:
Finding the applications that resonate with the students or the population in general and then showing them how a little bit of structured thinking can substantially improve their understanding — I think that’s where you get the power of economics.
Time to study: MIT Open Courseware
It is old news by now, but for those of you who did not know (and especially for all students among you, undergraduates and graduates alike), MIT made available online extensive material for no less than 1800 courses from their curriculum.
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