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What should go into a letter of recommendation for admission to an economics PhD program?

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When and how is it appropriate for a journal editor to retract acceptance of a forthcoming paper?

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Why is there so few openly LGBT economists out there?

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Is agent-based computational economics (ACE) the future of macroeconomics?

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Can I post slides (but not a paper) on my website for a work in progress?

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Why link Romer and Nordhaus in one Nobel Prize?

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If monetary policy works largely through income effects is it still the best tool for stabilisation policy?

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How to give a good conference presentation (ca 15-20 minutes) in economics. Does the Big 5 still work?

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