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1. Economist
   e0f2
   

   I guess it’s CH who chose UToronto Mississauga over UMD last year? Her jmp is on how the gender entrepreneurship gap reverses in industries that are more stereotypically female than men related.

   At the time several people thought the choice was weird, but if you combine it with the 13 who left (more than half of the ladder faculty) and with the new prospects of coronavirus and similar I agree that she made the right choice

   “This is a blow to many universities, particularly those universities that put so much of their effort into Chinese student recruitment, that in a way became dependent in terms of that cash flow”
   “If this continues and students aren’t able to complete their application by being able to take a TOEFL test or SAT, boy, the bottom line is going to be affected”
   Perhaps instead of Baltimore they will ask the new juniors to go teach on the moon to make up for the cancellation of classes in College Park. CH made the right choice last year, kudos to her.

   Who’s CH?

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2. Economist
   d876
   

   UMD may have problems but UMD>>>UToronto. VM alone is >>> all empirical CF people at UToronto. CH went there because Toronto is comfortable and grants tenure easily.

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3. Economist
   0c97
   

   Tito, don’t be disillusional

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4. Economist
   5a6e
   

   Good joke. To make you happy, I would say Maryland is top 5, UT is top200.

   UMD may have problems but UMD>>>UToronto. VM alone is >>> all empirical CF people at UToronto. CH went there because Toronto is comfortable and grants tenure easily.

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5. Economist
   5235
   

   GO to UTDallas rankings, select ranking by journals, select top journals in other fields and you will see UMD in top 5, top 10...

   What fields are they top 10 in? And top 20? Not familiar with other fields but just curious.

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6. Economist
   a123
   

   If this post was not offensive to CH, i.e. thinking she would choose based on which department gives tenure more easily, I would laugh. But really shame on you. Why should CH choose this way, maybe because you think she is a woman and doesn't like competition and pressure? You people at UMD are really horrible and mysoginist, I'm quite disgusted about you people. What a sad group of old white men would even dare accusing a young woman in the profession in this way. Pathetic people.

   UMD may have problems but UMD>>>UToronto. VM alone is >>> all empirical CF people at UToronto. CH went there because Toronto is comfortable and grants tenure easily.

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7. Economist
   cc00
   

   If this post was not offensive to CH, i.e. thinking she would choose based on which department gives tenure more easily, I would laugh. But really shame on you. Why should CH choose this way, maybe because you think she is a woman and doesn't like competition and pressure? You people at UMD are really horrible and mysoginist, I'm quite disgusted about you people. What a sad group of old white men would even dare accusing a young woman in the profession in this way. Pathetic people.

   UMD may have problems but UMD>>>UToronto. VM alone is >>> all empirical CF people at UToronto. CH went there because Toronto is comfortable and grants tenure easily.
   

   First of all, there is nothing wrong with preferring a place that grants tenure more easily, AND MORE COMFORTABLE. It is just a personal preference thing. PK chose UMD because of his preference. In any range, there are departments that have higher or lower tenure requirements. Let's say UMD is in the same tier as Toronto. Let's say they are both LRM. What's wrong with choosing U Toronto just because it's more comfortable and grants tenure more easily?

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8. Economist
   cc00
   

   UMD has a lot of problems. A lot of issues mentioned by people here, such as VM and RM, seem completely justified and impossible (for anyone) to defend. But this does not make all arguments or animosity against UMD right and fair. Now obviously a whole bunch of people dislike any comments that express a good wish for UMD and like any comments that trash-talk them. And these people are a disgrace.

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9. Economist
   a123
   

   Dear cc00, please avoid making this position even worse with meaningless responses. I repeat what I said before. The idea that a woman like CH, a very energetic researcher with very interesting work chooses a department because "it is more comfortable" (what does this even mean?? Are you guys having people kneel on nails at UMD to make them uncomfortable???) and because "they grant tenure more easily" really is a disgrace. She chose the department that gave her the best opportunities and support to her career, which obviously in her view was UToronto Mississauga instead of UMD. This is very telling of how bad UMD has become. And I repeat that I would be curious to know if you would have made the same implication about a man instead of a woman. Would you also think that a man chooses an easy life over a serious career? Why would they? So why would a woman do so either?

   And please, don't be an i*iot and don't even dare bring up PK's name in this context. Everybody knows why PK moved to UMD and why he still lives in DC. It's due to family reasons and certainly not because UMD is a comfortable or uncomfortable department. I'm pretty sure that hadn't it been for family reasons he would have already told everybody at UMD to GTFO years ago.

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10. Economist
    a123
    

    Also, my dear, maybe do you want to ask yourself why "a whole bunch of people dislike any comments that express a good wish for UMD", as you say? Is probably the reason related to the fact that UMD is a disgrace? Or else, why would this "whole bunch of people" behave like that, and only you, cc00, are systematically trying to defend the indefensible? Maybe you should ask yourself a few questions before posting here, because believe me, as somebody said above, your posts are merely pushing people to respond and push back by being so d*mb. And in this case also offensive to a young female energetic finance scholar who's doing very well and has very interesting research.

    UMD has a lot of problems. A lot of issues mentioned by people here, such as VM and RM, seem completely justified and impossible (for anyone) to defend. But this does not make all arguments or animosity against UMD right and fair. Now obviously a whole bunch of people dislike any comments that express a good wish for UMD and like any comments that trash-talk them. And these people are a disgrace.

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11. Economist
    cf0a
    

    CH may be young and energetic. I do not care about her gender. She knows how to get good coauthors and may get herself tenure, but her JMP was awful and if you talk to her and you know economics, you will see how weak she is.

    Now, I am not an UMD insider and I do not know what is going on there today. They are certainly not top 15, but if you look at the department or you give a seminar there, you will see that they are still a pretty good group that will challenge you a lot more than Toronto. They are also better published.

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12. Economist
    89c6
    

    Insider here. CH was seriously considered for an offer, BUT did not get one from umd. The dept has problems, but talking about CH is a waste of time. Take news. Talk about no salary increase for juniors. Bad teaching in far away locations... NOT CH

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13. Economist
    52f6
    

    Insider here. CH was seriously considered for an offer, BUT did not get one from umd. The dept has problems, but talking about CH is a waste of time. Take news. Talk about no salary increase for juniors. Bad teaching in far away locations... NOT CH

    CH definitely had an offer from UMD and declined it for the reasons you list because accepting an offer is a forward-looking decision. Don't expect us to believe your bs about CH not getting an offer because everyone knows UMD wasn't in a position to be picky and not to make her an offer.

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14. Economist
    2fa4
    

    CH no good. UMD crazy for making her an offer

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15. Economist
    16ff
    

    How is UMD compared to UT Austin

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16. Economist
    cc00
    

    I said PK chose UMD for personal preference which can certainly includes family reason. I did not say one single thing against PK. Are you literate? Who is the idiot here?

    Dear cc00, please avoid making this position even worse with meaningless responses. I repeat what I said before. The idea that a woman like CH, a very energetic researcher with very interesting work chooses a department because "it is more comfortable" (what does this even mean?? Are you guys having people kneel on nails at UMD to make them uncomfortable???) and because "they grant tenure more easily" really is a disgrace. She chose the department that gave her the best opportunities and support to her career, which obviously in her view was UToronto Mississauga instead of UMD. This is very telling of how bad UMD has become. And I repeat that I would be curious to know if you would have made the same implication about a man instead of a woman. Would you also think that a man chooses an easy life over a serious career? Why would they? So why would a woman do so either?
    And please, don't be an i*iot and don't even dare bring up PK's name in this context. Everybody knows why PK moved to UMD and why he still lives in DC. It's due to family reasons and certainly not because UMD is a comfortable or uncomfortable department. I'm pretty sure that hadn't it been for family reasons he would have already told everybody at UMD to GTFO years ago.

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17. Economist
    cc00
    

    Also, my dear, maybe do you want to ask yourself why "a whole bunch of people dislike any comments that express a good wish for UMD", as you say? Is probably the reason related to the fact that UMD is a disgrace? Or else, why would this "whole bunch of people" behave like that, and only you, cc00, are systematically trying to defend the indefensible? Maybe you should ask yourself a few questions before posting here, because believe me, as somebody said above, your posts are merely pushing people to respond and push back by being so d*mb. And in this case also offensive to a young female energetic finance scholar who's doing very well and has very interesting research.

    UMD has a lot of problems. A lot of issues mentioned by people here, such as VM and RM, seem completely justified and impossible (for anyone) to defend. But this does not make all arguments or animosity against UMD right and fair. Now obviously a whole bunch of people dislike any comments that express a good wish for UMD and like any comments that trash-talk them. And these people are a disgrace.
    

    I am not defending UMD but criticizing people's unnecessary ill will. If people like you just want to iterate what people have said already without bringing anything new, which is probably the way you are doing your research anyway, keep doing it by all means. But focus your attack on VM and RW who probably deserve it and don't try to support your attack with some obviously weak argument.

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18. Economist
    84c4
    

    Pk to JHU confirmd

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19. Economist
    19d5
    

    UMD>>>>>>>UT Austin>>>>>>Toronto

    How is UMD compared to UT Austin

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20. Economist
    fcb7
    

    UMD>>>>>>>UT Austin>>>>>>Toronto

    How is UMD compared to UT Austin
    

    UT Austin >> UMD >>> Toronto

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