tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post4368609071121851064..comments2024-03-09T02:22:57.289-08:00Comments on Stephen Williamson: New Monetarist Economics: Dan HammermeshStephen Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-30543953976815580162011-12-07T06:39:09.348-08:002011-12-07T06:39:09.348-08:00"This is so long ago that I forgot the detail..."This is so long ago that I forgot the details, and some of the participants (good friends of mine) are no longer with us."<br /><br />Rest in peace, Scott and Bruce. I in particular really liked drinking Irish whiskey with Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-91952069880968345282011-12-03T08:28:59.351-08:002011-12-03T08:28:59.351-08:00What do you think about this?
http://cheaptalk.or...What do you think about this?<br /><br />http://cheaptalk.org/2011/12/01/really-great-essay-by-raquel-fernandez-on-the-culture-of-economics/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-88280613448311240582011-11-27T11:08:28.003-08:002011-11-27T11:08:28.003-08:00This is so long ago that I forgot the details, and...This is so long ago that I forgot the details, and some of the participants (good friends of mine) are no longer with us.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-78021403466990036452011-11-26T01:54:10.220-08:002011-11-26T01:54:10.220-08:00Actually Steve Kydland did leave because he was di...Actually Steve Kydland did leave because he was disgruntled with the department. But that was back in the 90s and unrelated to the fight currently being referred to.<br /><br />Kyland says in his Nobel Prize autobiography, "In the mid 1990s, I was hired by the University of Texas, supposedly to help them build up the macro group. Unfortunately, while everyone in my family enjoyed Austin very much, in the end the administration's concept of keeping a promise was quite disappointing, and we unhappily left."<br /><br />http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2004/kydland-autobio.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-71836624792044829672011-11-25T10:57:44.804-08:002011-11-25T10:57:44.804-08:00To see how destructive Hamermesh can be, just look...To see how destructive Hamermesh can be, just look at Burhan Kuruscu's CV and then ask yourself how Texas could fail to promote him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-20043674647056225482011-11-25T10:05:39.627-08:002011-11-25T10:05:39.627-08:00Yes, the EJMR is interesting reading. It did not t...Yes, the EJMR is interesting reading. It did not tell me anything I did not already know. I'm not going to air the dirty laundry here.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-11737133383377305462011-11-24T09:33:09.715-08:002011-11-24T09:33:09.715-08:00Yeah, I was reading that thread too:
http://www.e...Yeah, I was reading that thread too:<br /><br />http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/daniel-hamermesh-at-ut-austin-is-ugly-here-is-why<br /><br />Again, EJMR is... special... but the most damning posts appear to be written in a professional way. If they're true, yikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-25225779359732814192011-11-24T07:28:37.491-08:002011-11-24T07:28:37.491-08:00So a glance at the jobmarketrumors board indicates...So a glance at the jobmarketrumors board indicates that - if the posters are credible - UT Austin has slid alarmingly down the rankings under Hamermesh. He appears to have been a disaster for the dept. But again, the source may be rubbish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-9709510127912403632011-11-23T17:45:38.564-08:002011-11-23T17:45:38.564-08:00That was way back. I don't think Finn was disg...That was way back. I don't think Finn was disgruntled about anything going on in the department. The funny part of that was that Finn left Carnegie because he didn't like his Dean, but the Dean moved to Texas too.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-65806021777221689692011-11-23T16:41:10.870-08:002011-11-23T16:41:10.870-08:00Oh, here is the name of someone who left...and not...Oh, here is the name of someone who left...and not a bad macroeconomist: Finn Kydland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-47389851151586849432011-11-23T13:08:50.969-08:002011-11-23T13:08:50.969-08:00Progress.Progress.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-27787610074617007002011-11-23T12:50:33.105-08:002011-11-23T12:50:33.105-08:00A rare post when I can agree with you.A rare post when I can agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-36258977091737277872011-11-23T09:00:00.258-08:002011-11-23T09:00:00.258-08:00There seem to be several different versions of the...There seem to be several different versions of the interview floating around. See my note at the end of the post. Another version just says "some" useless macro guys, and the one you link to also included some comments about Prescott (who he despises) and Sargent (who he likes).Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-40415282329266370622011-11-23T06:05:49.742-08:002011-11-23T06:05:49.742-08:00Th original interview, which was since edited, was...Th original interview, which was since edited, was worse, steve. Here is a link with some excerpts.<br /><br />http://freakynomics.blogspot.com/2011/11/hamermesh-macro-is-rubbish-but-academic.html<br /><br />He refers to "two worthless macro guys who just left here, thank God!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-64483501018840744692011-11-22T21:31:35.794-08:002011-11-22T21:31:35.794-08:00UT Austin has some solid theorists and applied lab...UT Austin has some solid theorists and applied labor/econometrics folk as a whole, and some stars from other fields.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-31596416573167285162011-11-22T13:38:44.839-08:002011-11-22T13:38:44.839-08:00I think Prescott called him ugly once.I think Prescott called him ugly once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-68171954608783768082011-11-22T12:56:26.453-08:002011-11-22T12:56:26.453-08:00Is UT Austin full of James Galbraith clones? I kno...Is UT Austin full of James Galbraith clones? I know little of how they operate these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-70417801442726510402011-11-22T12:34:32.044-08:002011-11-22T12:34:32.044-08:00Very good. Actually, in this case I think he deser...Very good. Actually, in this case I think he deserves the ridicule. It's certainly useful to point out that appearance matters, and to quantify the effects, but he jumps from the research to the policy conclusion that ugly people need protection under the disabilities act. Try to implement that.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-17821944720947973872011-11-22T12:32:50.812-08:002011-11-22T12:32:50.812-08:00Dean Corbae and Cooper are the two most well-known...Dean Corbae and Cooper are the two most well-known macroeconomists who left, I think. There were also a number of junior people who left in recent years, I think a couple went to Toronto and one to the Philly Fed.<br /><br />They're now trying to rebuild, from what I heard (which may be wrong) they were working on getting Leeper and a junior coauthor to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-39313224307864884172011-11-22T12:11:06.325-08:002011-11-22T12:11:06.325-08:00Dan's own work and person has also suffered in...Dan's own work and person has also suffered in the hands of the general public, maybe this is part of the puzzle. If not, it is still hilarious:<br /><br />http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-14-2011/ugly-peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-10726575752069392122011-11-22T11:35:48.578-08:002011-11-22T11:35:48.578-08:00You people will have to figure that out on your ow...You people will have to figure that out on your own.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-33414945325640132192011-11-22T10:13:47.362-08:002011-11-22T10:13:47.362-08:00So who were some of the great macroeconomists who ...So who were some of the great macroeconomists who left UT Austin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-50850530688048839802011-11-22T10:04:49.815-08:002011-11-22T10:04:49.815-08:00Wasn't there some falling out between Hamermes...Wasn't there some falling out between Hamermesh and Russell Cooper? It would be interesting to know how UT Austin's econ dept's reputation has fared under his stewardship, in terms of cites in top journals and ranking of its faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com