… I am in Amsterdam and The Hague, working with Coen on a couple of great, but demanding, revise & resubmits. Unfortunately, it does not look like I will have much time for any serious cultural immersion, unlike my usual spells in lovely Amsterdam & Holland, in general (for instance).
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Weekend Econlinks
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EMH: it really ain’t dead. (via Mankiw)
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Harvard’s financial report for 2009. And some of the (dire) consequences.
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Head hunting for a (younger than Mas-Colell…legal requirement, apparently) distinguished scientist to be the European Research Council’s new Director.
Mating, development aid, and the econometrics of it all
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I recently helped one of my single male graduate students in his search for a spouse.First, I suggested he conduct a randomized controlled trial of potential mates to identify the one with the best benefit/cost ratio.
Sunday econlinks
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An interesting debate in the latest issue of Capitalism and Society on the current status of Economics and other Social Sciences, worth reading especially for the two comments to the leading article on the theme.
Econlinks
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Eric Maskin on the financial crisis (Mankiw, Cheaptalk and MR link to this interview, among others). Maskin is one of the smartest persons alive, so this is mandatory– a must read in particular for those who’d like to crucify all economic theorists :-).