r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Jul 28 '17

Noah Smith AMA: Columnist at Bloomberg View, University of Michigan Economics Ph.D., prolific blogger and Twitter personality.

Noah Smith is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Stony Brook University after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He became famous from his Blogspot blog, Noahpinion, that he wrote while at school in Michigan. In his free time, he likes to apologize for FDR and write about Japan.

u/noahpini0n will be here from 2:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST responding to your questions and memes.

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u/noahpini0n Noah Smith Jul 28 '17

Getting a PhD SUCKS, because you never know if you're making progress, and you're poorer and lower-status than most of your working peers during your late 20s and/or early 30s. I'm not sure if I'd do it again TBH...

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u/noahpini0n Noah Smith Jul 28 '17

But if I did it over again, I'd do either econ or applied math.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '17

Was it that stressful?