Greg Mankiw
American macroeconomist, born 1958, the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of the textbook Principles of Economics; chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2003 to 2005.
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Their wordsBad as these ideas are, neither is as dangerous and morally bankrupt as cozying up to the autocratic war criminal who is trying to violently annex his neighbor.
↗Two Amazingly Stupid Ideas (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2025)gregmankiw.blogspot.com
- 18 years earlier
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Their wordsKeep sentences short. Short words are better than long words. Monosyllabic words are best.
↗How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Writers should avoid jargon, treating any word not regularly read in a newspaper as suspect
Their wordsAvoid jargon. Any word you don’t read regularly in a newspaper is suspect.
↗How to Write Well (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 3 weeks earlier
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Their wordsMath is good training for the mind. It makes you a more rigorous thinker.
↗Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsYour math courses are one long IQ test. We use math courses to figure out who is really smart.
↗Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIs it possible that admissions committees for econ PhD programs are excessively fond of mathematics on student transcripts? Perhaps.
↗Why Aspiring Economists Need Math (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 4 months earlier
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Their wordsTake as many math and statistics courses as you can stomach.
↗Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsIgnore the particular topics covered when choosing courses. All parts of economics can be made interesting, or deadly dull, depending on the instructor.
↗Advice for Aspiring Economists (Greg Mankiw's Blog, 2006)gregmankiw.blogspot.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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