Comments on: hourly wage? http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/ the unruly darlings of public sociology Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: mmparker http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-521 mmparker Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:15:09 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-521 Of course, along with all of the difficult-to-quantify ways that you get rewarded for work as an academic come all of the difficult-to-quantify ways you -work- as an academic. I don't know about you, but I have a really hard time shutting of my inner sociologist - and I'm only in my second year of grad school. Hence, me making this post at 6:15am (although that's only about three hours after my usual bedtime). Of course, along with all of the difficult-to-quantify ways that you get rewarded for work as an academic come all of the difficult-to-quantify ways you -work- as an academic.

I don’t know about you, but I have a really hard time shutting of my inner sociologist - and I’m only in my second year of grad school. Hence, me making this post at 6:15am (although that’s only about three hours after my usual bedtime).

]]> By: jessica http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-489 jessica Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:58:28 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-489 I once figured out how much I make per hour for cleaning house compared to our cleaning lady, who comes for two hours every two weeks. I will never, ever figure out an hourly wage again. I once figured out how much I make per hour for cleaning house compared to our cleaning lady, who comes for two hours every two weeks. I will never, ever figure out an hourly wage again.

]]> By: gabrielrossman http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-488 gabrielrossman Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:18:29 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-488 jeremy, the trick is to think of it as the present value of the royalty stream at the time you wrote the book. if you factor in a discount rate you're probably making at least $2/hr less than the sum of the nominal values. jeremy,
the trick is to think of it as the present value of the royalty stream at the time you wrote the book. if you factor in a discount rate you’re probably making at least $2/hr less than the sum of the nominal values.

]]> By: jeremy http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-462 jeremy Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:11:06 +0000 http://scatter.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/hourly-wage/#comment-462 I had an estimate of how many hours the Stata book on which I am a co-author took, and I've since every year calculated the wage implied by the total royalties received. Although the book has been by all accounts very successful, last year was when I finally passed the standard wage for an undergraduate student hourly. I had an estimate of how many hours the Stata book on which I am a co-author took, and I’ve since every year calculated the wage implied by the total royalties received. Although the book has been by all accounts very successful, last year was when I finally passed the standard wage for an undergraduate student hourly.

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