Jadon J. Buzzard

Econ PhD Student @CornellEcon | Brooks Policy Fellow @CornellBPP | Interests: public/labor econ, crime, risky behaviors | #FirstGen in UG, Dad, @Hillsdale alum

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

Advice for those entering the first year econ PhD:
1. You often won't know the answer to a question. Practice writing plausible-but-maybe-wrong answers.
2. If you are completely lost on a pset or concept, take a break then return. It helps.
3. Type up condensed lecture notes.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

Ah yes, my most productive days do tend to be when I am hovering neurotically in my inbox for hours at a time

[Michael Girdley @girdley]

I know people hate this fact but:

There's a strong correlation between accomplished people and how quickly they respond to email.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@MeganTStevenson Advice is free-disposal. As long as the refs aren't overly derogatory I think this feedback could be quite helpful. Of course maybe other ways of communicating said feedback might be better, I think it's okay to do it in a ref report.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@tpimentelms agreed. have gpt 3.5 write the review to show 'em!

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

Re- all the talk about math talent and first year econ coursework:

The first year classes did truly make me feel like I could do this PhD thing. If I can grind a 4 15-page math psets every two weeks I can understand most applied labor models with enough time/effort.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@alz_zyd_ Some also just think more systematically than others, irrespective of prefs for grinding math psets. Systematic thinkers will get 100% IF they can grind foundations, but 30% if not. Nonsystematic thinkers never grind the basics and still get ~70% on exams, never much higher.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@cblatts Another important consideration is that I doubt schools (*departments) are revenue-maximizing. They're prestige-maxing, which may mostly be determined by the prestigue of the best-placed student.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@heeney_luke I've wondered how rich vs poor graduate students select into academic fields. Anecdotally, I know more rich students in the arts than the sciences (worse outside options = more need for external financial security).

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@EmilVerner This looks like useful variation. I bet one could write a nice historical crime paper on the effects of bank runs on homicide / mortality / etc.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@johngfriedman The T30 departments have also gotten *substantially* better since then.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

every first year PhD student

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

Remembering back to that time when SCOTUS interrupted arguments for a full minute to oooh and ahhh over a new vocabulary word.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@econspence *traces vague sqare in air with index finger* about that big.

[James S Murphy @James_S_Murphy]

This is such good reporting from the @harvardcrimeson:

There are about 27,000 high schools in the U.S.

Over the past 15 years, 1 in 11 students at Harvard have come from just 21 high schools.

So 9.1% of Harvard students come from 0.07% of US schools. @nytdavidbrooks

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Kafka, the patron saint of PhDs

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@k01t41k414m1ty So a pretty chill week?

[Nicole Karwowski @NicoleKwow]

MSU Ag Econ & Econ is hiring a TT professor! I love it here. Come join us! I am on this search commttee so let me know if you have any questions. https://t.co/eZX0iSyrej

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@Arsalan_1998 I feel busy but it's pretty low-stakes stuff. No quals looming.

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@LuisBasurto1 😑🤓☝️

[Jadon J. Buzzard @jadonbuzzard]

@MarketPowerYT @remarkablepaper My remarkable got me through first-year of my econ PhD! My main gripe has been the grayscale/no color, but this upgrade would make it perfect for my needs.

[Shane @dtaspire]

@JohnHolbein1 I left grad school with a latex allergy