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                1. There is this belief in economics, I think widespread, that if you’re not in a top institution, it’s because somehow you’re not good enough. You’re not good enough with math, you’re not good enough with econometrics, with this, or that. That’s non-sense. 1/n
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                Rare, or even non-existent, are the people who are skilled in *everything*. It’s normal to not be good at everything. But for people in non-top institutions, they often interpret this as a proof they are not good enough-period. 2/n
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              Because here’s the thing, a trend I’ve noticed in the non-top institutions where I navigate since the beginning of my PhD: self-censorship. I’ve met so many brillant and talented people who have such a low opinion of themselves (academically speaking). 3/n
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            When I’ve discussed this with them, the answer is invariably the same: « if I were that great, I wouldn’t be in a non-top institution ». But there’s a logical flaw in the reasoning, probably also made by people at top institutions. 4/n
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          Maybe top institutions have a higher chance to attract talented people. That’s likely. But it does not mean that all talented people are necessarily in top institutions. Some sort of fallacy of composition at play here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_composition?wprov=sfti1 5/n
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        The problem is that talented people at non top institutions are an asset for the field - for any field, actually. Good ideas can come from everywhere. And any field benefits from having a large flow of good ideas. 6/n
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      As a PhD in a non-top institution, if tomorrow I have a genius idea, I would probably not even *try* to publish it in a top journal. Or anywhere, btw, because I’m so disappointed by econ academia that I’ve decided to leave the field. 7/n
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    *PhD student (Don’t write deep Twitter thread at midnight after a long day of work)
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