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How Much is a Publication Worth?

How much is a publication worth? If you are a professor of economics at the University of California, this study says that each article published in your field’s top journals (American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economics and Statistics) increases your annual … Continue reading

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Grad Student Advice Round-Up

Nearly two years into my graduate school experience, I now feel qualified to write this post–especially since it is an aggregation of others’ experiences and recommendations. This is by no means all the relevant wisdom, but hopefully it will be … Continue reading

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Interviews with Over 50 IR Scholars

Readers of this blog may enjoy Theory Talks, which I recently discovered thanks to a link on Twitter that I cannot remember now. Here’s how the site describes itself: Theory Talks is an interactive forum for discussion of debates in International Relations with an … Continue reading

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A New Blog on Political Violence

This has already been shared by brighter lights than mine, but readers of this blog might be interested in Political Violence @ a Glance. Not surprisingly, many (all?) of their recent posts have to do with the Middle East/North Africa … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolution: Get Addicted

While many are trying to kick old habits or shed holiday pounds, I offer you a different challenge: pick up a habit. While I wouldn’t encourage smoking or competitive eating, there are a lot of positive addictions out there. As … Continue reading

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