Tag Archives: R. Preston McAfee

Why Midas Oracle is opinionated: A vision based on false hypotheses is better than a lack of vision.

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Who makes a good editor? When Paul Milgrom recommended me to replace him as a co-editor of the American Economic Review, a post I held over nine years, one of the attributes he gave as a justification for the recommendation … Continue reading →

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2 fields likely to boom in future years

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

- neuroeconomics [*] – algorithmic game theory According to: Edifying Editing – (PDF file) – by R. Preston McAfee [*] Ben Shannon (alias “Jesse Livermore”, who blogs at “Wiser Than The Crowd”) would do good in that field. Previously: Ben … Continue reading →

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David Pennock colleague’s confession as journal editor

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

I’ve spent a considerable amount of time as an editor. I’ve rejected about 2,500 papers, and accepted 200. No one likes a rejection and less than 1% consider it justified. Fortunately, there is some duplication across authors, so I have … Continue reading →

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