Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Behave as an Econometrician

Dream of being an Econometrican? Look at what they do, as follows,
1. Study Economics
2. Develope Econometric tools
3. Reading econometric journal articles
4. Learning mathematics and statistics
5. Improve programming skills
6. Go to seminars and comment on others work
7. Referee journal articles
8. Reading history of Econometrics
9. Teach econometrics in a way that could be understood to child and the old as well
10. Go to conferences and present papers
11. Educate young economics Ph. D. students
12. Sell Econometrics to applied economists, financialists, government agents and other institutions as well
13. Travel for tour sight-seeing
14. Help to develope economic research centers and institutes
15. Provide deeper insight into economic questions
16. Writing and publishing articles on top journals
17. Passing down anecdotes of great econometricans to the next generations
18. Create their own history of contributing to a better/more desirable world to live
19. Talk and write in symbols
20. Enjoy their lives with their families
21. Invest their time and money in a way to minimize SSR
22. Estimate whatever they do not know
23. Live on statistics and produce statistics as well
24. Being smart everyday
25. Ask quantitive questions
26. Writing books for the young and others interested
27. Welcomed everywhere except by those economists in history
28. Great heros

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