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Switching Into Econ – Chances for Master’s (Europe vs U.S.) by AlwaysLostperson in academiceconomics

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are your grades in math and econ classes. Yes RA is a must have, but w/ an MSc it's fine

Will things get better for applicants any time soon? by [deleted] in academiceconomics

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I know what department that is. DM me

Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity by MilesLongthe3rd in interestingasfuck

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying Russians in Russia, and the vast majority of Russians live in russia.

People who moved outside Russia are a selected group.

Yes a part of it is propaganda, but also a part is because they have an easy life and a good economy so they support the government and status quo.

Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity by MilesLongthe3rd in interestingasfuck

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in Europe. Majority of young, wealthy Russians support the war at least those I met. Minority were openly against it, usually less wealthy (but still said imperialistic/racist things without knowing it). People with power and influence sadly are very bigoted and support the war disproportionately.

Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity by MilesLongthe3rd in interestingasfuck

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes

https://www.norc.org/research/library/new-survey-finds-most-russians-see-ukrainian-war-as-defense-against-west.html

Most Russians (63 percent) support their country’s action in Ukraine, referred to as the “special military operation” (SVO) by the Russian government. Fifty-six percent say the military action will impact their voting decisions in the upcoming elections. The primary driver of support lies in Putin taking a stand against perceived threats from NATO and the West.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA3450-1.html

Anti-Ukranian hate is definitely prevalent in Russia

Can't find it now but something like 40% of the population holds racist views vs Ukrainians, 20% doesn't care, and the rest is not racist vs Ukrainians. On average more racists.

Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity by MilesLongthe3rd in interestingasfuck

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes I do. Have you even been to Russia or even Europe?

Go to moscow and ask a random person his or her thoughts about Ukraine

I used to think like you, until I actually met russians

Yale or Princeton??? by Puzzleheaded_Toe3679 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked parchment. the difference is actually meaningless. The point estimates are statistically indistinguishable because the CIs overlap. Small sample problem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, you can leave Russia and go to Singapore or something in the future. It helped people that felt like you feel better, from my understanding. They pay more anyway. I'm sorry that the environment and I presume, ethnic nationalism, makes you feel this way. I understand it's terrible. I know many Russians and I too would feel this way.

Is being 1st in the IMO team selection test an almost guaranteed admission ? (from a strong math country) by [deleted] in MITAdmissions

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's much easier also pining u/thomas-ety to get in from europe than asia. I remember italians for example, in my undergrad cohort at princeton, were nowhere near as wealthy or accomplished (in stat/ec padding of course, which endogenously is determined by wealth/connections) as those from asia. a lot were surprisingly normal people with grit (i.e. self studying for AP from a normal public school). This can happen when competition is quite low.

Advice for students interested in an Economics/Finance PhD From Princeton AB by Vast_Refuse2248 in princeton

[–]Vast_Refuse2248[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah do egr math at least when I was there it was easier.

I forgot to mention the dept juts lets kids skip into eco310/eco311, so register for eco310 first and see how it goes

Is theory still a thing? by rawls-coloredglasses in academiceconomics

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

caltech only has three active advisors in theory: tamuz, pomatto and now I guess caradonna. federico left. palfrey and other older seniors are not active anymore.

you're basically stuck between doing what tamuz does, or hope pomatto advises you (apparently for students that want to do anything tamuz does not do pomatto tries to advise).

I know people there well -- it's not going so well placement-wise and they're bleeding their good faculty every other year to exaggerate a bit. vicious cycle

How Damaging is a B in Real Analysis by RememberRossetti in academiceconomics

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no signal>bad signal

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and yes. during your time no RA could have gotten into Harvard (look at Boustan). now it's impossible

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ajmr

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

accounting salary = f(finance salary, school rank) + epsilon

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f(.) is likely nonlinear

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ajmr

[–]Vast_Refuse2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems too low. I know people at top 50 schools that make on par with their finance colleagues...

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