Economist on "Academia is undrainable swamp?"
Many "successful" people in our profession follow one or more of the following rather disgusting strategies:-- Enslave: junior APs or grad students and farm out all work -- Piggy-back: fit into a big...
View ArticleEconomist on "If I could go back and do it all over again I would go to...
I've wasted years as an AP in a non-elite department, essentially watering-down my elite pedigree. I could have gone to some elite firms and had a lot more to show for my degree at this point. I just...
View ArticleEconomist on "Seasoned AP market in Finance"
Who is on the market this year and who is hiring? Who do you think will be looking to move? I'll start. DK at Maryland probably looking to move. UT Austin looking to hire. GS at Wharton probably...
View ArticleEconomist on "Stockholm Business School, Finance Section, Lu Liu?"
Anybody knows this person's background? The name appeared on the faculty list last December. Why there is no job talk from this person? How did he/she get the job? Is the hiring process in finance public?
View ArticleEconomist on "Tulane Finance"
What's going on with them? Why all the hate/concern if they are LRM anyway? --curious grad student who grew up in NOLA
View ArticleEconomist on "Rank the SEC finance departments"
I'm tired of the cold and want to move to the Southeast. Are any SEC schools even MRM?
View ArticleEconomist on "Academic market for Financial Econometrics"
I'm a first year finance phd, and I originally joined the PhD with the intent of studying financial econometrics. However, I have noticed that financial econometrics is not a common field, and I was...
View ArticleEconomist on "Salary freezes at state universities"
What US states are extepected to enforce salary freezes for university professors because of budget shortfalls this year or next year?Please list the states below. It would be useful to know for those...
View ArticleEconomist on "Cavalcade 2017 rejection pity party thread"
I'm a total loser. I have been rejected by this conference multiple times. Why do I even bother? :'(
View ArticleEconomist on "Who's replacing Greenwood at RFS?"
His term ended on Jan 31. Who replaced him?
View ArticleEconomist on "AC at Kellogg Finance"
Whats happening with her? Its hard to imagine she'll ever publish her job market paper. Is she even passing her third year review?
View ArticleEconomist on "Stock returns and FOMC cycle: WFA 2015"
I just saw an incredibly stupid paper claiming that information leakage by the FED lead to ALL the equity premium in the last 20 years.. For this story to make any sense, FED officials must have on...
View ArticleEconomist on "Our department has not hired its first choice in decades"
But evidently we never learn and keep wasting resources going after the ungettable. Idiots.
View ArticleEconomist on "Compensation history for econ consulting"
year 1 - base $150,000, signing $25,000 year 2 - base $150,000, bonus $30,000 year 3 - base $170,000, bonus $80,000 year 4 - base $185,000, bonus $82,000 year 5 - base $185,000, bonus $165,000 year 6 -...
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