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Alvin Christian

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Alvin Christian

@_AlvinChristian

professor @ualbany, @rockefellercoll. phd @umichecon, @fordschool. (linear) models and bottles.

Ann Arbor, MI

Joined January 2014

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Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Jun 19, 2019
1/6 I've somehow made it 1 year through my pre-doc position without getting fired. To celebrate, I'll share a little write-up I made for those just starting. Recent grads and #EconTwitter might find it helpful. This is based on my specific experience.
drive.google.com
Pre-Doc Guide V4 PDF.pdf
Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Jun 3, 2024
academic job market so bad you have a better chance of becoming the president of Mexico than landing a tenure track job
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Alvin Christian
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Jun 18, 2024
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Alvin Christian
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Jan 2, 2023
me, a 3rd year economics phd student
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Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Jun 19, 2024
In case any non-economist doesn't understand the picture or math: this is how we decide whether the interest rate should be 2.2% or 2.3% and whether we should have 200,000 homeless people this year or only 2,000.
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Alvin Christian
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May 1, 2024
My ex doesn't have social media, so sometimes I read through her CV and paper abstracts when I miss her
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Alvin Christian
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Jan 9, 2024
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
@Ahmadinejad1956
Oct 16, 2018
Replying to @xtuffai and @Kaepernick7
With a hard work ethic Inshallah the U of M will return to its glory days.
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Alvin Christian
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Mar 27, 2022
Replying to @Rap and @raptvcom
Bro is obsessed with Kanye fr
Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Dec 19, 2024
yes, i am in a PhD program
Audrey Horne Updates and Rumors
@credenzaclear2
Dec 18, 2024
do you ever interact with someone whose whole vibe is making statements designed to lower your self-esteem
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Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Oct 11, 2024
Me when the seminar speaker accidentally says "caused" instead of "is associated with" when describing a non-causal correlation
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Alvin Christian
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Aug 9, 2024
Too excited about this bachelor party itinerary I made in LaTeX
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Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Dec 25, 2021
How do you become a professor at a business school? I would like to wear a Tom Ford suit to work and teach 25 yr olds how to add fractions.
Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Feb 17, 2025
This is just called an economist.
Mariè
@p8stie
Feb 16, 2025
What if you’re autistic but your special interest is social interaction and dynamics
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Alvin Christian
@_AlvinChristian
Sep 22, 2024
Running that first regression and seeing null results after waiting six months for data
no context memes
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no context memes
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