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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.
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7 October 2006
From one piece How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Writers should avoid jargon, treating any word not regularly read in a newspaper as suspectTheir words
Avoid jargon. Any word you don’t read regularly in a newspaper is suspect.
How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com
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Keep sentences short. Short words are better than long words. Monosyllabic words are best.
How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com
15 September 2006
From one piece Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Admissions committees for economics PhD programs are perhaps excessively fond of mathematics on transcriptsTheir words
Is it possible that admissions committees for econ PhD programs are excessively fond of mathematics on student transcripts? Perhaps.
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Economics programs use math courses as one long IQ test to find out who is really smartTheir words
Your math courses are one long IQ test. We use math courses to figure out who is really smart.
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Math is good training for the mind. It makes you a more rigorous thinker.
23 May 2006
From one piece Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006) 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Ignore the particular topics covered when choosing courses. All parts of economics can be made interesting, or deadly dull, depending on the instructor.
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Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomachTheir words
Take as many math and statistics courses as you can stomach.
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