Kurt Mitman

@SorryToBeKurt

IIES Prof. PhD Research in .

Philadelphia
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Joined September 2012
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    Jun 29

    My research on the optimal provision of unemployment benefits in recessions and booms - you may be surprised!

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    Reducing duration of unemp benefits as a recession progresses can speed economic recovery
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    There should also be an animal and robot and they should all be speaking at the same committee hearing

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    5:08 PM - 29 Dec 2015 · Details
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  4. Dec 28 San Francisco, CA

    Great post on the pitfalls of replication and proprietary data in economics

    The Grumpy Economist: Secret Data
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  5. Dec 28 San Francisco, CA

    Good job pushing the discussion forward on assortative mating/greenwood's work by

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  6. Dec 28 Burlingame, CA

    Looking forward to it. I haven't seen their latest piece but have a ton of respect for them and their work

    their very latest piece does show it actually matters, more to come on that...
  7. Dec 25 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

    Unlike these economists who caved, I didn't buy anyone any gifts this year.

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  8. Dec 12 Stockholm, Sweden

    One of the perks of being an economist in Stockholm - dinner with this year's Nobel laureate Angus Deaton.

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  9. Dec 8 Stockholm, Sweden

    lecture by Angus Deaton

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    4:36 AM - 8 Dec 2015 · Details
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  10. Dec 3 Stockholm, Sweden

    Search frictions are real...or the carrying pack is worth 8€

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  11. Nov 28 Stockholm, Sweden

    The things you learn playing word games...

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    11:24 AM - 28 Nov 2015 · Details
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  12. Nov 16 Blagnac, Midi-Pyrénées

    Schengen-it-ever-was...except for having to go through border control after a flight from Germany to France...

  13. Kurt Mitman followed , , and 3 others
    • SecuriTay
      @SwiftOnSecurity

      I make stupid jokes, talk about consumer technology security, and use Oxford commas. See website link for ethics statement.

    • Peter Ganong
      @p_ganong

      Econ grad student

  14. Nov 2 Cleveland, OH

    Hello

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  15. Nov 2 Cleveland, OH

    Nice explanation of the frontier of what we know about earnings from my co-author and friend

    Understanding Earnings Dispersion
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  16. Oct 31 Tepper School of Business

    Maybe they should call it the Carnegie school instead of the Chicago school

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    2:22 PM - 31 Oct 2015 · Details
  17. Oct 19 Sigtuna, Sverige

    Never doubt the existence of productivity shocks.

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    6:39 AM - 19 Oct 2015 · Details
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  18. Oct 13

    Diplomacy must be conducted with stylish(?) footwear (by my father)

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    Received US consul in Erbil.Had very productive meeting.Exchanged views. Thanked them for all supports 4 Kurdistan.
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  19. Oct 12 Stockholm, Sweden

    I was right about consumption and Deaton.

    My official prediction: Atkinson, Blundell and Deaton. (Where I agree with it or not)
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  20. Oct 12 Stockholm, Sweden

    My official prediction: Atkinson, Blundell and Deaton. (Where I agree with it or not)

  21. Oct 3 Stockholm, Sweden

    Tete-a-tete for two. Veal neck and tongue, pumpkin, leeks and kale. @…

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