AI and algorithmic breakthrough in matrix multiplication
I strongly believe that in the case of any econometric student this is the motto of our student life. Why? Well, because any day of our mundane lives revolves around learning the steps of solving a problem, ranging from basic Lagrangian optimizati...
Africa: Diamonds in the Rough
Why is it that the second largest continent in the World is completely ignored? Over the Summer I found myself in an internship placement for an emerging markets fund in London. This fund solely invested in Africa. Something that became very appare...
How smart are you?
Throughout our lives, we encounter a whole spectrum of "smart" people - from those annoyingly smart to ones who are barely interactive. Let us now take a few minutes to wonder what really constitutes those differences and how we can analyse them more...
Hey everyone, the time has come. I present you the Estimator Committee! Questions to be answered: Rich and famous or primary income and unknown? If you were to choose, which Disney character would you be? If you were offered a role i...
Politics? "Boring." Political subjects? "Takes too much time and is mostly irrelevant for me." While this is the case for some/most of you, a lot of subjects are really important to every citizen. And for all the TikTok users with an attention span o...
The past fortnight has been highly eventful even by the standards of the 21st century hectic and globalized world. First and foremost, the United Kingdom mourned the passing of its beloved monarch, Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. While her tragic...
As the start of the new academic year already feels way behind us, you’ve probably met the 57th board or want to make a good impression on them. But who is the person behind the board member? A little get-to-know of these seven, as they call themselv...
The integration of Ukrainian refugees It seems like the entire world turned upside down in just three years. In the beginning, there was a global pandemic that caused distress and restlessness among the population; now, we are witnessing another glo...
Times are changing. But since the most recent feminist wave has passed, a rare kind of women secretly entered the public domain and should be taken into account more. They identify themselves as an independent AND identically distributed woman (i.i.d...
The world’s been on a frenetic merry-go-round for the past months and the prospect for the rest of the year is rather bleak. While war is still raging in Ukraine and world’s largest graine supplies are stuck in Ukrainian ports ahead of this year’s ha...
Estimator has once again travelled to Amsterdam to interview a graduated Econometrician who is currently working part-time as a Trading Assistant at DaVinci Derivatives. Jeffrey Zwart finished his Bachelor in Econometrics and Operations Research at E...
Does history go around in circles? If it's the Philippines we're talking about then maybe yes, it does... I am referring to the rise to power of Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr: son of Ferdinand Marcos Sr who ruled Philippines with authoritarian ru...
The crypto market crashed about a month ago and this can only be news to those living under some rocks or too busy with the Heard vs Depp lawsuit to notice the obvious staring them in the eyes. So, here’s the story of the most volatile week in the hi...