I've been inspired by all the live-tweeting of really interesting work at the #ASSA2018 meetings today. Examples here, here, and here. That makes it a good day to post a game-plan for pre-publication research communication that I have been kicking around. A main motivation I have for starting a blog is to communicate more and…
This semester in my Commodity Price Analysis class, I conducted an experiment. I delivered the class in person as I have done in the past, but I also provided all the content online through a web-based textbook, and YouTube videos. The first day of class I invited students who preferred online classes to treat…
Check out my Apps for Commodities and Finance: Sometimes you just want to visualize the curve. I also calculate the current calendar spread percent of financial full carry. Plus, watch for my upcoming post titled, "What to expect when Bitcoin Futures Start Trading." Both the CBOE and the CMEGroup are about to launch bitcoin…
The itch to start a blog has come and gone several times for me. Now the itch is back, and I'm going to scratch it. I'll be writing on the following broad themes: Increase Engagement about Research and Economics Academic publishing is notoriously slow. By the time a paper comes out in a publication (often…