Matt Holt

Virginia Tech | Ag & Applied Economics | Professor | Dept Head | Time Series Econometrics | First Gen | Access & Opportunity | Distance Ed | Transforming Lives

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

Hey, @KhoaVuUmn, for som reason this made me think of you!

[Virginia Tech AgEcon @VTAgEcon]

From all of us in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics… let’s create impact around the world this year! 🌍 Here’s to a great 2024!

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

And with that, ladies and gentlemen, we are off and running! What a great time to be at @virginia_tech! And what a great and worthy initiative!

#VTAdvantage #accessibility #affordable #Hokies #HigherEd

https://t.co/NnqJNz2CJx

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@MerriamWebster Refrigerator. I always think a d belongs in there somewhere.

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@agecprof @UofGuelphOAC Good for you, John! Congratulations!!!

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@AHVillacis Mainframe computer circa 1980

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@nocontextcfb Alabama’s starting QB!

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@marcfbellemare And back in the day, A Ron Galant put forward the Globally Flexible Functional Form, which was a Fourier transform applied to, e.g., an unknown cost function. It was on the leading edge of semiparametirc methods applied in economics. He has a funny story that goes with it.

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@marcfbellemare Fourier transforms used to approximate nonlinear alternatives in modified unit root tests.

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@IlliniBizDean I’m so sorry for your loss, Jeff.

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@marcfbellemare 😂 He is sounding like @michaelcrow Circa 2003.

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

Wow! “… not defining their greatness by how exclusive they are.”

Expanding class sizes? Providing opportunity?

Outstanding!

[Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers]

The important test for elite colleges in this era is their overall contribution to opportunity in America.

No more legacy admissions.

No more special admissions for people who've been coached extensively to be good at aristocratic sports.

Expand their class sizes so that more can benefit from what they bring and not defining their greatness by just how exclusive they are.

[Virginia Tech AgEcon @VTAgEcon]

WEEKEND READ >> ‘The dynamics of #labor force participation: Is all quiet on the Appalachian front?’
Why is this important? The results are important for #policymakers and potential improvements in regional and national output growth. https://t.co/AD9gvXJwkk

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@KeithKolich @betterme 😂

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@dacostello1 @finebaum Saying this as a Boiler: No. Odds seem about one in fifty. That night in October 2018 was special and unique in many ways. And one we will probably not see repeated again for a long time. I wish it were otherwise.

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@Econ_4_Everyone There’s truth here. But my suspicion is it may also be true to varying degrees for, e.g., large government agencies, the military, etc. And even in the corporate world, many people are adept at doing just enough to prevent being fired. Some support staff at Unis are examples.

[Virginia Tech AgEcon @VTAgEcon]

Chanit’a Holmes' research looks at the economics of discrimination and what are the differences between race, gender, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation students in terms of educational attainment. #VirginiaTechAdvantage #VTAgEcon https://t.co/HKPPX926iu

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@TheGhostOfJoh15 @buchanan8419 @Super70sSports Yes, I came here to say this, too!

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@buchanan8419 @Super70sSports This!!!

[Matt Holt @MattHoltProf]

@DeferredWalkOn It’s a real thing. And left untreated, it can most certainly be debilitating, even deadly. Good for you for getting help!

[Virginia Tech AgEcon @VTAgEcon]

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