http://www.econjobrumors.com/ Economics Job Market Rumors: Forum: Econometrics Job Rumors - Recent Posts en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:22:40 +0000 http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=9877#post-256243 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:37:11 +0000 Anonymous 256243@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>The mlogit package in R can estimate MNL with random coefficients. It's pretty fast with small datasets, but a lot slower with larger datasets.</p> <p>I've also translated Train's GAUSS code for mixed logits to R and posted it to my website. It's a bit clunky, but it works, and it seems to be faster than mlogit with large datasets. If you experience any problems with it, please send me an email and I'll fix it.</p> <p>-Garrett Glasgow </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=9290&page=5#post-255789 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:17:21 +0000 Anonymous 255789@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>where is he now? </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=9290&page=5#post-254715 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:10:11 +0000 Anonymous 254715@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>A lot of people from Chile living in the US reconsidered living in the US after the massive earthquake. Stuff like that makes you rethink your priorities... </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=6#post-248551 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:53:25 +0000 Anonymous 248551@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>OK, the models aren't created to prove capital shouldn't be taxed, they just exist and people decide they like that line of work based on whether they think capital should be taxed. This explains why they do not examine that foundation further and why there are *not* many (I'd say any) dynamic models of that type in which capital should not be taxed.</p> <p>You could also take all this, and yourselves, a bit less seriously. </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=6#post-248540 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:27:09 +0000 Anonymous 248540@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>^and^^ Indeed, the idea that the models are intentionally created to justify zero tax on capital or something like that is "Vulgar Marxism". No serious Marxist or Post-Keynesian would make such unsophisticated claims about the relation between economic base and cultural superstructure. </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=6#post-248536 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:20:55 +0000 Anonymous 248536@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>^You are so uninformed and ignorant. </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=6#post-248523 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:57:31 +0000 Anonymous 248523@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>^Foolish stupidity. The idea that the models are intended to justify a real-life zero tax on capital is retarded, the kind of nonsense Austrians and Post-Keynesians engage in. And plenty of models say capital should be taxed, you fucking idiot.</p> <p>God, the New School really is shit. </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=5#post-248519 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:42:36 +0000 Anonymous 248519@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>"Really? I thought the Utopian ideals of DSGEs, rational expectations and RBCs were right-wing inventions meant to blame workers for business cycles. Econometrics is very useful for the working class."</p> <p>Not exactly. They are constructed to make sure it only makes sense to *tax* the workers, never the income from capital. For a most unusual take on that issue, see this obit for Earl Thompson at UCLA:</p> <p><a href="http://www.econ.ucla.edu/earl_thompson/" rel="nofollow">http://www.econ.ucla.edu/earl_thompson/</a> </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=5#post-248483 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:32:13 +0000 Anonymous 248483@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>RESH does not produce Ph.D.'s, only masters degrees. Not comparable with NSSR. </p> http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic.php?id=14448&page=5#post-248481 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:28:52 +0000 Anonymous 248481@http://www.econjobrumors.com/ <p>^Why don't you compare accomplishments of graduates for the past 10 years for the two institutions. Placements, publications, etc? I dare you! </p>