http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/26/parking-economics-3/ On economics, politics & other things Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/26/parking-economics-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10466 conrad Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2805#comment-10466 Good luck with the PhD student -- Out of interest, am I correct in thinking that they are not especially common in economics given that I guess finding a good paying job with a top honors degree probably isn't too hard? I also wonder if you guys are afflicted by trendy-area syndrome, where everyone wants to work on a few over-done topics (I'll exclude wanting to know about the nut jobs that universities seem to attract, like those that want to work on Marxists economics etc.). . If it's the case, you might try and find smart social psychologists. It seems to me that if you could get some interested in economics, the problems and indeed methodologies which are used are very similar. Good luck with the PhD student — Out of interest, am I correct in thinking that they are not especially common in economics given that I guess finding a good paying job with a top honors degree probably isn’t too hard? I also wonder if you guys are afflicted by trendy-area syndrome, where everyone wants to work on a few over-done topics (I’ll exclude wanting to know about the nut jobs that universities seem to attract, like those that want to work on Marxists economics etc.).
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If it’s the case, you might try and find smart social psychologists. It seems to me that if you could get some interested in economics, the problems and indeed methodologies which are used are very similar.

]]> http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/26/parking-economics-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10463 Krystian Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:13:01 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2805#comment-10463 Yeah so I suppose a PhD would focus on modelling/testing some of these predictions and putting forward parking policy reform proposals. Shoup's book is excellent, I've been through it in detail. I'm surprised how little work on parking has been done in Australia. Yeah so I suppose a PhD would focus on modelling/testing some of these predictions and putting forward parking policy reform proposals. Shoup’s book is excellent, I’ve been through it in detail. I’m surprised how little work on parking has been done in Australia.

]]> http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/26/parking-economics-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10462 hc Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:29:33 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2805#comment-10462 Most stuff about parking involves simple insights that no-one recognises. Subsidise on-street p[arking and people will congest the roads searching for a cheap on-street spot rather than a spot in a parking station. 30% of the congestion in many large citiesw comprises people searching for a parking spot - quite unnecessary and inefficient. Most stuff about parking involves simple insights that no-one recognises. Subsidise on-street p[arking and people will congest the roads searching for a cheap on-street spot rather than a spot in a parking station. 30% of the congestion in many large citiesw comprises people searching for a parking spot – quite unnecessary and inefficient.

]]> http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/26/parking-economics-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10461 Krystian Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:04:05 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2805#comment-10461 Interesting survey! Do you think such a PhD would involve pages and pages of equations - or would be more policy focused? Interesting survey! Do you think such a PhD would involve pages and pages of equations – or would be more policy focused?

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