Notes from CDS
Don't want LOR to cover what LO misses
Cover all speaker points
Act like you know your points
Strategy
LO will pretty much set the round
Thick vs. thin cases
Lots of possible points to talk about
Counter-case if you want to avoid talking about too many things
When you opp straight - push PM into a corner
Time period frame
Policy
If debate is becoming more muddled and less fair, you can set the record straight...
Not a reasonable caveat
The logic of the government case, justify... setting up an artificial barrier
Tight cases:
Some people are sadistic and shouldn't be
Fundamental Christian perspective which I am sure you do not share but you've left me no other choice/way.
Don't challenge the gov assumption...
Shift the debate - basketball policy on women/men team to gender inequality.
Opp arg. should be independent points (not rebuttals)
Analyze gov's p.o.v
Assumption of gov.
Identify - sufficiently removed that it requires explanation / elaboration / attack, it isn't a rebuttal
Damn their philosophical perspective...
Utility, morals, social welfare.
Policies always & usually have unintended consequences.
Who are they, what do they want?
MO's job is partly to give "POI" for PM speech.
On case:
Flows - listen for justification - factually inaccurate? False assumptions
If no. seems to be pulled out of thin air: Number is far more advantageous to them.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Why does a given savings rate translate into different growth rate?
History and expectation work their way through - complementaries & increasing returns.
Some goods have network externalities
Adoption costs. no. of adopters linked with multiple equilibriums.
QWERTY is already there by the advantage of historical precedence.
Lock-in effects
When an externality is such that the cost of an action increases with the number of adopters, they cannot be responsible for multiple equilibria or historical lock-in.
Historical lock-in occurs only when externalities take the form of complementaries.
Cooperation failure
Economic underdevelopment is the outcome of a massive coordination failure.
Investments can be considered a complementary good.
Coordinated equilibria
Norms are always a hindrance and that conformity can only slow down the pace of development.
Social norms: What individuals can do is tempered by what society thinks is acceptable.
History establishes a status quo.
Coordination failure: The possibility that an economy or more generally, a group of economic agents might be caught in a bad equilibrium when there is another good equilibrium in sight.
Mavericks are important.
Status quo has an important role in determining the successes of new policies. There are gainers and losers relative to the status quo. Not important even if it raises the total pie - overall welfare.
Inverted U-hypothesis
Hirschmann Rothschild described such an increase in an individual's utility (and hence a tolerance of greater inequality) resulting from the improvement in other's economic status as tunnel effect.
The stronger the tunnel effect, the higher the tolerance.
Benefits of development seems to be very unevenly distributed among individuals. Technical progress tends to be biased against unskilled workers initially.
History and expectation work their way through - complementaries & increasing returns.
Some goods have network externalities
Adoption costs. no. of adopters linked with multiple equilibriums.
QWERTY is already there by the advantage of historical precedence.
Lock-in effects
When an externality is such that the cost of an action increases with the number of adopters, they cannot be responsible for multiple equilibria or historical lock-in.
Historical lock-in occurs only when externalities take the form of complementaries.
Cooperation failure
Economic underdevelopment is the outcome of a massive coordination failure.
Investments can be considered a complementary good.
Coordinated equilibria
Norms are always a hindrance and that conformity can only slow down the pace of development.
Social norms: What individuals can do is tempered by what society thinks is acceptable.
History establishes a status quo.
Coordination failure: The possibility that an economy or more generally, a group of economic agents might be caught in a bad equilibrium when there is another good equilibrium in sight.
Mavericks are important.
Status quo has an important role in determining the successes of new policies. There are gainers and losers relative to the status quo. Not important even if it raises the total pie - overall welfare.
Inverted U-hypothesis
Hirschmann Rothschild described such an increase in an individual's utility (and hence a tolerance of greater inequality) resulting from the improvement in other's economic status as tunnel effect.
The stronger the tunnel effect, the higher the tolerance.
Benefits of development seems to be very unevenly distributed among individuals. Technical progress tends to be biased against unskilled workers initially.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Hypothetical world -- opp choice/ not hypothesized
Time space / not obscure
Straight up - policy type case can be straight up.
Many type of incarnation.
High speaker points Speaking high
Cases are interesting
Makes an interesting point
If judge can predict your round - checklist flow
Government - interesting/ sophisticated
Relevant or even unconditional.
All cases should have an interesting opposition
Ambitious case - counter-intuitive
Lots of burden, overcome prior beliefs
"Cute" cases bad - like gossip girls - are unimportant
Speak lower 0 not serious. Or unpleasant cases
Goes against social norm
What are all the different resolutions I can run off of this case?
Always write case & revaluate it.
Hod you order your points.
How do you turn an article in case?
Seeing case ideas everywhere.
If you're stuck. see them
How to explain difficult concepts to other people.
Thought experiments may be god rhetorically.
Case idea ----> case issues.
Thnk about different things this case could be about.
Eg.
1. Status quo problem
2. Our proposal saves it
3. No other alternatives
Opp -----> showed that this is flawed.
Have construct written out.
What are the assumptions?
Clarify them.
Fewer, concise, arguments are better, with regards to time constraints.
Time space / not obscure
Straight up - policy type case can be straight up.
Many type of incarnation.
High speaker points Speaking high
Cases are interesting
Makes an interesting point
If judge can predict your round - checklist flow
Government - interesting/ sophisticated
Relevant or even unconditional.
All cases should have an interesting opposition
Ambitious case - counter-intuitive
Lots of burden, overcome prior beliefs
"Cute" cases bad - like gossip girls - are unimportant
Speak lower 0 not serious. Or unpleasant cases
Goes against social norm
What are all the different resolutions I can run off of this case?
Always write case & revaluate it.
Hod you order your points.
How do you turn an article in case?
Seeing case ideas everywhere.
If you're stuck. see them
How to explain difficult concepts to other people.
Thought experiments may be god rhetorically.
Case idea ----> case issues.
Thnk about different things this case could be about.
Eg.
1. Status quo problem
2. Our proposal saves it
3. No other alternatives
Opp -----> showed that this is flawed.
Have construct written out.
What are the assumptions?
Clarify them.
Fewer, concise, arguments are better, with regards to time constraints.
Friday, February 20, 2009
See you in a couple of years
This survey has argued that, to misquote Scott Fitzgerald, the middle class is different: meritocratic, thrifty, individualistic, committed to education. Some of these attributes and attitudes may be permanent, or at least only partially subject tot eh vagaries of the economic cycle. Admittedly there is little hard evidence from emerging markets to support or contradict this assertion.
This survey has argued that, to misquote Scott Fitzgerald, the middle class is different: meritocratic, thrifty, individualistic, committed to education. Some of these attributes and attitudes may be permanent, or at least only partially subject tot eh vagaries of the economic cycle. Admittedly there is little hard evidence from emerging markets to support or contradict this assertion.
People love to mock the middle class. Its narrow-mindedness, complacency and conformism are the mother lode of material for sitcom writers and novelists. But Marx thought "the bourgeoisie...has placed a most revolutionary part" in history. And although The Economist rarely sees eye to eye with the father of communism, on this Marx was right.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
My New Year's Resolution
2008
First written out on Dec. 31, 2008
1. Time Management
Effectively learn how to arrange time and how to organize events around different chunks of time.
Effectively learn how to make use of time, and how to allocate time into different categories.
Effectively minimize time wasted by working effectively.
2. Studies - having a successful undergraduate university career.
Work in groups - learn how to synergize.
Learn how to be prepared for classes, office hours, study groups, and midterms and finals.
Learn how to revise for tests - when to revise.
Important: review materials on a regular basis. This will make hard-core revision time much easier, and allow room for you to focus on key revision topics.
Review material in homework, class assignments, lecture notes, and listening carefully to what the professor is saying. Listen, rather than hear what is said in the lectures.
Learn how to relax and construct a healthy work/life balance. Life isn't work, and work isn't life. Remember that.
Always do your research thoroughly. Actually, the better prepared you are, the better. It never hurts to be well-prepared.
Similarly, learn to distinguish between preparing too well and misconstruing that with freaking out, panicking, and letting anxiety rule over you prior to a midterm or a final.
Learn how to prepare for standardized tests. This is pretty important.
Learn to learn. And learn how to learn from others through human relationships. Understand intuitively and putting into practice the principles that you have learned that enables you to build solid, trusting relationships with other people.
Understand what delegation means.
Effectively enhance your leadership skills. Remember in 7 Habits that one learns how to achieve private victory before public victory. Learn to develop independence, dependence, and finally interdependence.
The apex or pinnacle is there for you to reach and strive towards.
Set realistic goals that you can and will be able to actually pursue.
3. Learn or know how to have fun!
K.C
2008
First written out on Dec. 31, 2008
1. Time Management
Effectively learn how to arrange time and how to organize events around different chunks of time.
Effectively learn how to make use of time, and how to allocate time into different categories.
Effectively minimize time wasted by working effectively.
2. Studies - having a successful undergraduate university career.
Work in groups - learn how to synergize.
Learn how to be prepared for classes, office hours, study groups, and midterms and finals.
Learn how to revise for tests - when to revise.
Important: review materials on a regular basis. This will make hard-core revision time much easier, and allow room for you to focus on key revision topics.
Review material in homework, class assignments, lecture notes, and listening carefully to what the professor is saying. Listen, rather than hear what is said in the lectures.
Learn how to relax and construct a healthy work/life balance. Life isn't work, and work isn't life. Remember that.
Always do your research thoroughly. Actually, the better prepared you are, the better. It never hurts to be well-prepared.
Similarly, learn to distinguish between preparing too well and misconstruing that with freaking out, panicking, and letting anxiety rule over you prior to a midterm or a final.
Learn how to prepare for standardized tests. This is pretty important.
Learn to learn. And learn how to learn from others through human relationships. Understand intuitively and putting into practice the principles that you have learned that enables you to build solid, trusting relationships with other people.
Understand what delegation means.
Effectively enhance your leadership skills. Remember in 7 Habits that one learns how to achieve private victory before public victory. Learn to develop independence, dependence, and finally interdependence.
The apex or pinnacle is there for you to reach and strive towards.
Set realistic goals that you can and will be able to actually pursue.
3. Learn or know how to have fun!
K.C
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
New Orleans in a glass
New Orleans Fizz Recipe
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 dashes orange-flower water
1 tbsp. egg white
1 1/2 ozs. heavy cream
1 jigger "Old Tom" gin
Combine above ingredients with cracked ice in electric blender. Just before taking off the blender, add 2 ozs. of sparkling water. Strain into chilled fizz glass (another Buena Vista authentic recipe).
New Orleans Fizz Recipe
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 dashes orange-flower water
1 tbsp. egg white
1 1/2 ozs. heavy cream
1 jigger "Old Tom" gin
Combine above ingredients with cracked ice in electric blender. Just before taking off the blender, add 2 ozs. of sparkling water. Strain into chilled fizz glass (another Buena Vista authentic recipe).
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