tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post4879399115550139675..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Thinking like economists and thoughts about economistsEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-91168317040369809942011-08-29T13:41:19.268+12:002011-08-29T13:41:19.268+12:00@Chris: Cool, thanks.@Chris: Cool, thanks.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-78740116487569924732011-08-29T12:07:39.722+12:002011-08-29T12:07:39.722+12:00The difference between college and grad school for...The difference between college and grad school for the outcome in that graph (economists know "nothing at all") is kinda statistically significant unconditionally (p=0.08), but it's not statistically significant after conditioning on demographics, and it's not statistically significant for the overall response pattern in ordered probits. Note the sample is pretty small.<br /><br />That said, maybe the point estimates aren't misleading and people with graduate education really are more cynical regarding economics. I'd like to know what the distribution of responses would look like among economics professors.Chris Auldhttp://quantecon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-54960182512684932022011-08-29T11:20:56.042+12:002011-08-29T11:20:56.042+12:00Are engineers over-represented in post-grad?Are engineers over-represented in post-grad?Kimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-73133918764823419302011-08-29T09:28:03.620+12:002011-08-29T09:28:03.620+12:00I'd have similar sentiments to Bill - but I wo...I'd have similar sentiments to Bill - but I would frame it that people who have been to grad school realise that, in general, no-one really knows anything.Matt Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615455113796090765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-68825390953317625462011-08-29T09:09:17.150+12:002011-08-29T09:09:17.150+12:00At a guess I'd say that proportion of grad sch...At a guess I'd say that proportion of grad school types thinks EVERYBODY else knows nothing at all.Bill Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116568601520339391noreply@blogger.com