Paweł Gola
@pawelgola.com
Economist at the University of Edinburgh, www.pawelgola.com
I mean, I can clearly tell the first letter is W and the last k, which combined with the salaries does not leave much doubt which university this is...
June 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, I can clearly tell the first letter is W and the last k, which combined with the salaries does not leave much doubt which university this is...
Going by the quoted post it seems more like 900 dollars a month? 30 dollars a day. But I may be missing something
April 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Going by the quoted post it seems more like 900 dollars a month? 30 dollars a day. But I may be missing something
There was not a single ray of sunshine today in Edinburgh, so I'm doubly envious
February 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There was not a single ray of sunshine today in Edinburgh, so I'm doubly envious
Not sure why I felt the need to mention that the position is for 36-months twice (now thrice!), but apparently I cannot edit a bluesky post, so it will remain like this, an eternal reminder to triple-check posts.
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Not sure why I felt the need to mention that the position is for 36-months twice (now thrice!), but apparently I cannot edit a bluesky post, so it will remain like this, an eternal reminder to triple-check posts.
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, either here or by email. The application deadline is Feb 11th.
January 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, either here or by email. The application deadline is Feb 11th.
I'm scared to ask how the low-effort region looks like...
January 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I'm scared to ask how the low-effort region looks like...
I never used bookmarks, even back when I was mostly reading physical books. I'd either remember the page number like your husband, or just put the book down open, face down.
January 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I never used bookmarks, even back when I was mostly reading physical books. I'd either remember the page number like your husband, or just put the book down open, face down.
Exactly! Two hours at least.
January 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Exactly! Two hours at least.
In my times (early and mid 2010s) Oxbridge did quite a lot of essays as assignments for tutorials/supervisions. In economics there would have been perhaps 2-3 per term, but in humanities it would be 4-8. In exams, am essay would be max 1/3 of the exam in micro/macro, no essay at all in metrics.
December 30, 2024 at 1:14 PM
In my times (early and mid 2010s) Oxbridge did quite a lot of essays as assignments for tutorials/supervisions. In economics there would have been perhaps 2-3 per term, but in humanities it would be 4-8. In exams, am essay would be max 1/3 of the exam in micro/macro, no essay at all in metrics.
I suspect that you are right, but to play the devil's advocate: Regression to the mean happens as soon as Corr(parents talent, child's parent)<1; but it could still be very close to 1. So I don't see how regression to the mean on its own precludes the possibility of such skewed distribution...
December 7, 2024 at 1:34 AM
I suspect that you are right, but to play the devil's advocate: Regression to the mean happens as soon as Corr(parents talent, child's parent)<1; but it could still be very close to 1. So I don't see how regression to the mean on its own precludes the possibility of such skewed distribution...
Well, I don't claim to know all economists! But in my experience, econ is mostly Latex, at least on the theoretical/modelling side.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Well, I don't claim to know all economists! But in my experience, econ is mostly Latex, at least on the theoretical/modelling side.
I know literally one economist who uses Word. Econ is mostly Latex.
December 2, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I know literally one economist who uses Word. Econ is mostly Latex.
I've been doing the same for about two cycles now. Max on all numerical scores and disclaimer in first line of the letter that only the letter covers my actual views on the student.
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I've been doing the same for about two cycles now. Max on all numerical scores and disclaimer in first line of the letter that only the letter covers my actual views on the student.
Depends on how likely it is that A "makes a mistake" by desk rejecting; i.e. on the proportion of the extra desk-rejects at A that would have been accepted at B. If this is low and I'm pressed on time, then A (quicker decision, similar outcome); otherwise B (higher unconditional acceptance prob).
November 29, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Depends on how likely it is that A "makes a mistake" by desk rejecting; i.e. on the proportion of the extra desk-rejects at A that would have been accepted at B. If this is low and I'm pressed on time, then A (quicker decision, similar outcome); otherwise B (higher unconditional acceptance prob).
That's my pet peeve in the self-selection literature! When correlation of attributes decreases it's actually "absolute advantage" that become more important, not "comparative advantage", and yet you'll find very influential papers claiming otherwise.
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
That's my pet peeve in the self-selection literature! When correlation of attributes decreases it's actually "absolute advantage" that become more important, not "comparative advantage", and yet you'll find very influential papers claiming otherwise.
I like it, but where else would one argue that the paper is of `general interest'?
November 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I like it, but where else would one argue that the paper is of `general interest'?
Well, if you are worried about future historians, may I suggest recording tweets on clay tablets? Not all tweets, mind you, perhaps only those complaining about the quality of the copper you sell...
November 14, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Well, if you are worried about future historians, may I suggest recording tweets on clay tablets? Not all tweets, mind you, perhaps only those complaining about the quality of the copper you sell...
I guess it measures someone's gain from choosing that major over some alternative major... but not sure who that someone is (not the average student, because of comparative advantage) and what the alternative is.
November 14, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I guess it measures someone's gain from choosing that major over some alternative major... but not sure who that someone is (not the average student, because of comparative advantage) and what the alternative is.
Sorry, for the lack of clarity, still new to the word limits of these sites. Yes, I meant comparative advantage. I wasn't trying to argue anything, just attempting to understand the interpretation of the mean return you estimate.
November 14, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Sorry, for the lack of clarity, still new to the word limits of these sites. Yes, I meant comparative advantage. I wasn't trying to argue anything, just attempting to understand the interpretation of the mean return you estimate.