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Nobel Prize in Economics 2012: Winners Announced
âYou canât be an economist without noticing all the interesting things about how the economy works, it is natural to be interested in it and I have had the privilege to be able to study itâ said Alvin A. Roth answering questions during the unexpected 4am call from Sweden. Together with Lloyd S.
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Economics Job Market Report 2012
Based on survey responses from economists and recruiters from over 70 countries, the INOMICS Job Market Report 2012 reveals the latest trends in the academic job market for economists worldwide. In October 2012 INOMICS released the first Global Economics Job Market Report. The data is based on a uniqie set of information, gathered through an online questionnaire placed on the INOMICS platform and so- cial media channels. The aim of the report is to provide valuable insights for recruiters and candidates in the economics job market, including:
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Where Are The Economists Coming From?
Data published on OECD.Stats Extracts gives an overview of the absolute numbers of graduates from tertiary type-A and advanced research programs for all standard fields of education. According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), economics and economic history fall under the category of Social and Behavioral Science (business and related discipli
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How Economics Is Embracing Its Young
After our tour of economics conferences this summer, the INOMICS team was impressed by the number of young economists at these events. Anecdotally, many delegates have the impression that there is a trend towards younger academics at even long-established, annual events, as well as more female delegates than were present in the past. Perhaps the time of economics conferences as the preserve of distinguished, yet silver-haired, bearded men is coming to a close.
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The 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Milton Friedman
On November 16, 2006 the world lost one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. Today, July 31, 2012, Milton Friedman would have celebrated his 100th birthday, which makes it perhaps a fitting time to stop for a moment and recall some of his contributions to the field.
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- Posted 8 years ago
Three Economists Go Hunting
Three Economists go out hunting
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- Posted 8 years ago
The Economics of Language
In between the common subdisciplines of economics like international or financial economics, lie many much smaller specializations, for example the economics of language. The term âeconomics of languageâ is defined by François Grin, to be âthe paradigm of mainstream theoretical economics and uses the concepts and tools of economics in the study of relationships featuring linguistic variables, it focuses principally, but non exclusively, on those relationships in which economic variables also
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Growth of Econ Research in China
The Tilburg University Economics Ranking Sandbox For anyone that doesnât know it, the Tilburg University Economics Ranking, which ranks economics departments based on contributions to articles published in any one of 62 (mostly English-language) economics-related journals, is well worth a look.
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Free Education to Replace Skyrocketing Tuition Fees?
The cost of education varies enormously depending on what one studies and where. In the last few years, there has been plenty of hype about the âHigher Education Bubble,â brought to the attention of the media by the Economist last year. This phenomena seems to be particularly prominent in the business-oriented fields worldwide and as an overarching situation in the US.
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- Posted 8 years ago
Can you sell a $20 Bill for $200?
Every year, Max Bazerman, a Harvard Business School professor runs the exact same experiment with his students. In short form, he auctions off a $20 bill but places strict rules on how the betting can take place regulating who pays, and who wins.