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The SE is doing relatively well
I sometimes feel sad at the state of Econ SE, because a lot of the questions we get are homework questions (traffic drops off a cliff when school is out) or vague questions from non-experts. (There ...
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Is there any exchange in stack overflow to guide writing economic paper?
Maybe it is off-topic. But I am wondering where in stack overflow that I can ask people some suggestions for some sentences or how to write an introduction and literature review for economics and ...
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Usage of the [research] tag
Looking at the questions tagged with [research], I am not sure what this is supposed to be. Some people seem to be using it for "I am trying to find something" whereas some people are using ...
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What is actually off topic here?
This question is about the effectiveness of the death penalty. The death penalty is not, on the face of it, related to economics, even in it's widest sense. The lack of close votes is justified by two ...
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Thanking for answers
I know other SE sites actively discourage this, how is it for Econ SE? I frequently have to suppress the urge to write another thank you comment
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economics.stackexchange.com is not properly moderated
Can a small reward control big money exchange rates?
Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers.
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Typo in the homework closing reason
Sorry, not really a discussion topic, but I was unsure how else to get this fixed.
When voting to close, selecting a community specific reason, the first option's text is (emphasis by me)
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Question Deleted Shortly After Receiving Answer: Is this Acceptable Behaviour?
An hour or so ago I posted an answer to a question about finding an internal rate of return. The question looked like homework, but was well-presented and with effort shown. Within a few minutes of ...
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Do we need to amend the rule about a ban on opinion-based questions?
Recently, my question was closed on the grounds that it was opinion-based, and it's not the first time. After having a discussion with one of the moderators (he didn't vote to close himself but ...
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Questions about economic and human development in developing and the emerging countries (3rd world)
I am wondering if the questions related to socio-economic human development be posted on this site or on politics site? The questions in this category will be related to challenges leading to ...
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Limiting exposure to "Hot Network Questions"
In the discussion on our back-it-up policy, Adam Bailey made a suggestion (3rd paragraph under point 5) that somehow got buried among his other points. In particular, he proposed that we as a site ...
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FAQ on Community Standard for Answers
FAQ on Community Standard for Answers
I am a new user here on Economics.SE. What do I need to know about writing an answer here?
Welcome to Economics: Stack Exchange. Economics:SE is a question and ...
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Should we require software questions to be applied to economic problems?
Our current help center states that:
Software questions: Questions related to software used in economics and econometrics, are on-topic here.
I wonder if it should be changed to:
Software questions:...
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Usage of the tag "nonexpert"
The description of the new nonexpert-tag is:
For questions that are not about formal economic or econometric models
and techniques, their implementations using programs and languages or
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Update Policy for Low-Quality Answers: Citations Required
Abstract: "Back It Up" Policy for Answers
In this post, I propose updating the policy on Economics.SE for deletion of low-quality answers. While there has been some recent discussion ...
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