Channel: Marginal Revolution University

Category: Education

Description: What are the ingredients for a productive research collaboration? In this episode, Nobel laureates Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens share the beginnings of their working relationship, provide insight on how to find a compatible co-author, and reflect on their time at Harvard together. John Bates Clark winner Isaiah Andrews hosts. More about Guido Imbens: gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/guido-w-imbens More about Joshua Angrist: economics.mit.edu/faculty/angrist More about Isaiah Andrews: scholar.harvard.edu/iandrews/home 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Josh & Guido's overlapping time at Harvard 02:38 - Two economists walk into a laundromat 06:15 - How to find coauthors 11:21 - What skills best complement yours? 14:43 - In person vs. virtual 16:22 - The environment at Harvard