Talked with David and Masa briefly about my idea. Now I am thinking of returning to what I worked on last summer. Doing pure empirical exercise is not my comparative advantage actually. I am more interested in empirical evidence based on some theory. Masa mentioned Besley and Ghatak's paper on motivated agents.

btw, Nancy Qian gave a seminar today. She did not remember me at all, I guess. I dared not talk with her...For one thing, I do not have constructive suggestions to her paper as I know little about media. For another, I am curious why the data we collected for her did not turn to be any paper...But it is funny to think that I met her in Beijing and now in Stockholm. And later I will visit the school in the States where she is working.

re-read a paper: economic returns to communist party membership.

I was a master student at ccer the first time I read this paper. Many things did change after two years...

Strange or not, I became more interested in the real world after the game theory course. I noticed a sociologist's work today, which seems very interesting.

http://www.sr.se/laddahem/podradio/SR_p4_klartext_090609064026.mp3

I presented the term paper jointly with Mark. The feedback is not bad. But I feel I need to know more to approach the question...A good reference book is available online.

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Regi Bergman 006,
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Hi again. I am back.

Today I reviewed the materials on evolutionary game theory. This was my motivation to take Jörgen's course. Unfortunately I only know very basic things in the end...

I will make my final decision between visiting Harvard and Princeton after the exam. This is a pleasant choice to make anyhow. I will make no mistake going to either place.