Also as the American economics association discovered when it looked into harassment in the profession, if a prof at another university harasses you there absolutely nothing you can do. All procedures are internal to uni only, but much bad stuff happens at conferences

For a while there was a line on the Canadian Economics Association website about "the hotel rooms are suitable for interviewing because they have a bed and seating area." First thing I did as CEA Secretary Treasurer was change that text!

Does that cooling rack fold for storage?

The cookie and kate recipe for roasted brussel sprouts and tofu. cookieandkate.com/roasted-brus...

Not sure if it fits but Common People by Pulp is a banger. More class reproduction than intergenerational mobility.

I'm working on a paper that uses them right now, so had a small moment of panic when I saw your post!

Why oh no?

Yes!!!! For example life satisfaction bump associated with marriage declines with age (caregiving for older spouse etc). If you assume constant marriage premium you think "why are single olds so much more satisfied than we expect? It must because satisfaction increases with age." Nope.

But anecdata suggests many older folks have a "I don't want to be in debt" attitude. It's mostly those who figure "I can take this almost free money and get a better return elsewhere" who take advantage of deferment.

I did some quick calculations with the the 2021 Census PUMF, and figured that at least half of BC's homeowning households meet the age criteria for property tax deferment (population aging+delayed homebuying). Not exactly a precisely targeted program!

Illustrates a more general point about policy in an aging society: when 1/5 or 1/4 of the population is 65+, need to focus resources on those who need them the most. And that's not folks with a paid off mortgage and a decent income.

So sorry to hear that. At least they have your name on file now.