tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post8783627453061182695..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Financial crisis and economics at PerimeterSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-54830167961275387252009-04-24T01:22:00.000-04:002009-04-24T01:22:00.000-04:00"Physics professors at top universities typically ..."Physics professors at top universities typically score a couple of standard deviations higher than their counterparts in the economics departments."<br /><br />Possibly a function of being bright and interested in money leads to employment that leads to high pay...as opposed to being bright and interested in information.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392288826388903607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-47674268068189898462009-04-22T23:08:00.000-04:002009-04-22T23:08:00.000-04:00[PS: I think Google broke something in the Blogger...[PS: I think Google broke something in the Blogger comment editor. The final sentence was supposed to be in a separate paragraph.]CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671404306768077552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-15183741756868455082009-04-22T23:05:00.000-04:002009-04-22T23:05:00.000-04:00Thanks to Arun on Bee's blog, my attention has bee...Thanks to <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2009/04/recession-playlist.html#c3563632230007207404" REL="nofollow">Arun</A> on Bee's blog, my attention has been drawn to this <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/opinion/12zencey.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all" REL="nofollow">recent op-ed</A> on the economic perspective of Frederick Soddy, chemist and collaborator of Ernest Rutherford.<br />CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671404306768077552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59384074366023327032009-04-22T18:24:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:24:00.000-04:00Sounds like a fascinating conference. I look forw...Sounds like a fascinating conference. I look forward to watching 'the dailies' (so to speak) over the internet. <br /><br />If you think string theorists have been operating at an "empirical deficit" these past few decades, consider what "the econ" tribe has to cope with. They have lots of data, but no real means of introducing controls. Sure there are time-series techniques for attempting Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486234948199900568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-66209554838546056322009-04-22T15:47:00.000-04:002009-04-22T15:47:00.000-04:00I would guess it is an IQ divide, something that i...I would guess it is an IQ divide, something that is guaranteed to fuel a lot of resentment and condecension.<br /><br /> Physics professors at top universities typically score a couple of standard deviations higher than their counterparts in the economics departments.Luke Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290760894780619646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-83253195994143640612009-04-22T10:51:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:51:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839245975431814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-14139748676725230442009-04-22T10:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:19:00.000-04:00träges Geschwätz!träges Geschwätz!Ian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837467954881003505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-53080960813935460342009-04-22T10:13:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:13:00.000-04:00Bee, thanks for those links -- I love Paul Young's...Bee, thanks for those links -- I love Paul Young's Love Of The Common People but hadn't seen the video in about 20 years :-)Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-72863080518892062212009-04-22T06:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T06:19:00.000-04:00Oh, and you shouldn't miss my Playlist to prepare ...Oh, and you shouldn't miss my <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2009/04/recession-playlist.html" REL="nofollow">Playlist</A> to prepare for the conference ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-76735859706044293022009-04-22T06:16:00.000-04:002009-04-22T06:16:00.000-04:00Well, as the reported and documented Nice Guy Of P...Well, as the reported and documented Nice Guy Of Physics, I guess Lee is the right one to pull this off. <br /><br />Last time I asked though they weren't sure whether the talks will be recorded. I would certainly be in favor of it (if only so I don't have to get up at 8am on what happens to be a national holiday in Germany).Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-71661624057776443972009-04-22T00:47:00.000-04:002009-04-22T00:47:00.000-04:00The "science" of economics?
Not one of these peo...The "science" of economics? <br /><br />Not one of these people has ever done any honest work and not one has ever run an honest business. <br /><br />They're academics. They're a joke.<br /><br />The physicist doing the most useless "work" on black holes seeks to be more useful by doning "work" on the "science" of economics. It's so rediculous it hurts.Ian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837467954881003505noreply@blogger.com