Over at the Freakonomics blog, I have a short essay arguing that the AEA should consider providing more information about candidates for its officer elections. It may be of some interest to readers of this blog.
Information and the AEA Elections
Over at the Freakonomics blog, I have a short essay arguing that the AEA should consider providing more information about candidates for its officer elections. It may be of some interest to readers of this blog.
Contribution Economy 
Nice. I’ve always thought the AEA elections were somewhat ridiculous. You vote based on who you know, whose publications you like, whose fields you favor. You not only have no idea what they stand for as AEA officers, you have little information on their administrative experience or leadership capacity
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