Greg Mankiw
American macroeconomist, born 1958, the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of the textbook Principles of Economics; chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2003 to 2005.
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Cozying up to an autocratic war criminal annexing his neighbor is more dangerous and morally bankrupt than other bad policy ideas
Bad as these ideas are, neither is as dangerous and morally bankrupt as cozying up to the autocratic war criminal who is trying to violently annex his neighbor.
gregmankiw.blogspot.comSaid 2 Mar 2025This on korrents
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Good writing keeps sentences short and prefers short words
Keep sentences short. Short words are better than long words. Monosyllabic words are best.
gregmankiw.blogspot.comSaid 7 Oct 2006This on korrents
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Cozying up to an autocratic war criminal annexing his neighbor is more dangerous and morally bankrupt than other bad policy ideas
Bad as these ideas are, neither is as dangerous and morally bankrupt as cozying up to the autocratic war criminal who is trying to violently annex his neighbor.
Two Amazingly Stupid Ideas (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2025) Said 2 Mar 2025
Good writing keeps sentences short and prefers short words
Keep sentences short. Short words are better than long words. Monosyllabic words are best.
How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 7 Oct 2006
Writers should avoid jargon, treating any word not regularly read in a newspaper as suspect
Avoid jargon. Any word you don’t read regularly in a newspaper is suspect.
How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 7 Oct 2006
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Math is good training for the mind and makes you a more rigorous thinker
Math is good training for the mind. It makes you a more rigorous thinker.
Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 15 Sept 2006
Economics programs use math courses as one long IQ test to find out who is really smart
Your math courses are one long IQ test. We use math courses to figure out who is really smart.
Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 15 Sept 2006
Admissions committees for economics PhD programs are perhaps excessively fond of mathematics on transcripts
Is it possible that admissions committees for econ PhD programs are excessively fond of mathematics on student transcripts? Perhaps.
Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 15 Sept 2006
Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach
Take as many math and statistics courses as you can stomach.
Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 23 May 2006
Choose economics courses by the instructor, not the topic, since any part of economics can be interesting or deadly dull
Ignore the particular topics covered when choosing courses. All parts of economics can be made interesting, or deadly dull, depending on the instructor.
Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) Said 23 May 2006
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Blog gregmankiw.blogspot.com His blog, Random Observations for Students of Economics, running since 2006.
Short posts on economic policy and the economics profession, links to his columns, interviews and lectures, and advice for students.
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