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Ken Rogoff says that we might be “better red than dead” in the long run. I doubt most Central-Eastern Europeans would feel any close to comfortable with that. And that despite that the Vikings (the present-day ones) are rather reddish and pretty well still.
Category: academia
Econlinks for 30-07-’07
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reasons not to be a lazy (…lousy) editor– from Steven Levitt’s (JPE editor) experiences
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Hill against Bill, on globalization. Not difficult to guess whom I prefer (yes, he still made perfect sense when addressing globalization in this recent speech I’ve attended, hence I think that the “marital disorder” in that couple is permanent)… In fact that is old news by now, since lately all the prominent Dems are really having a race to the bottom in terms of basic economics know-how.
Highly recommended: ‘Intelectualii publici- mod de intrebuintare’
Ultimul capitol din cartea lui Adrian Gavrilescu, “Noii precupeti. Intelectualii publici din Romania de dupa 1989” (carte despre care am mai scris aici si aici) e un sumar-epilog excelent al unui studiu deosebit de interesant si, din cate stiu, unic in peisaj autohton.
→ Read more Quote for week 27th of May- 2nd of June ’07
Cum se construieste o cariera universitara in domeniul stiintelor politice? In Romania, reteta este simpla. Iti declari un interes stiintific, curtezi un coordonator de doctorat, scrii o teza, publici carti si articole utile castigarii in grad, scrii cronici la lucrarile superiorilor ierarhici, mai faci cate un gest de curtoazie citandu-le productiile, iei o jumatate de norma la o facultate particulara.
→ Read more Topul universitatilor din Romania pe 2007. Si despre specializarea UBB in religie (sau mai degraba, in JSRI)
Ad Astra a publicat ierarhia universitatilor din Romania in 2007 (bazata pe articolele indexate ISI in 2006). Razvan Florian da o serie de detalii, inclusiv link-uri catre preluari mass media, aici. → Read more