Bertrand Russell wrote: "the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind" were three passions that he lived for. I feel the "unbearable pity for the suffering" of this great father展开全文
周末的Wall Street Journal，有一篇文章：Market Divided Over Fractions,SEC可能会reverse decimalization,成为又一个研究liquidity的natural experiment. 还有一篇长篇报道：Rise of the tiger nation，讲Asian Americans在美国的崛起，很有意思展开全文 原微博
美国贫富差距拉大，我觉得可能是由于大部分美国中产阶级家庭的portfolio中，housing占大部分，所以when housing value falls, their net worth also drops rapidly.但对于富人，由于他们大部分portfolio是financial assets,所以随着stock market recovers,他们反而大赚一笔（比如Mitt Romney).展开全文 原微博
AER(2012)有一篇文章：Love and Money by Parental Matchmaking: Evidence from Urban Couples in China,基本上就是说父母选女婿或媳妇的时候更看重钱。 //@侯文軒: 父母没法挑,配偶能挑,这从一定程度上解释某些人在这个问题上的价值观了展开全文
拼爹的年代:Journal of Development Econ, forthcoming. Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates The wage premium of having a cadre parent is 15%。毕业生工资低只能怪爹娘不是干部。我一直觉得这种学生self-reported survey靠谱么？展开全文 转发 1评论 0
拼爹的年代:Journal of Development Econ, forthcoming. Does having a cadre parent pay? Evidence from the first job offers of Chinese college graduates The wage premium of having a cadre parent is 15%。毕业生工资低只能怪爹娘不是干部。我一直觉得这种学生self-reported survey靠谱么？展开全文 原微博
