tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post7807059567494989479..comments2023-11-24T03:33:55.979-05:00Comments on ECONJEFF: US Snooze grad program rankingseconjeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500904082539595860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-40917307303438035732011-03-17T15:12:34.756-04:002011-03-17T15:12:34.756-04:00Not exactly reliable. Northwestern is 10 in abor e...Not exactly reliable. Northwestern is 10 in abor eventhough they haven't had a labor economist for a while. Go figure.Salvadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322426917531120551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-40481689124299270532011-03-15T11:28:59.611-04:002011-03-15T11:28:59.611-04:00Jeff -
Neither of these rankings appear to have ...Jeff - <br /><br />Neither of these rankings appear to have been updated since 2009 (see the top left of each page) - not that that would stop US News from trumpeting their "new" rankings, of course. On the other hand I think maybe (?) they look different from before and that's just a typo?<br /><br />Establishments that do such rankings should release the data and formulas used, and show changes over time, to prevent such confusion. It might help slow down the artificial year-on-year churn in ranks that never seems connected to actual performance changes.<br /><br />- JasonJason Kerwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446743337803791862noreply@blogger.com