What does it feel like to have a brother who is a big name in academia?
Maybe this wasn't accurate enough, maybe it should be expressed in a different way. What does it feel like to have a brother who has won a Nobel Prize and Fields Prize?
If this question appeared on Bu Hu, Xiao Tong felt like she would be the most qualified person to speak. ★
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She stared at the email from the reviewer in her inbox and rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
After confirming that she wasn't mistaken, she clicked on the email and read the reviewer's comments from beginning to end with excitement.
She was surprised.
This was one of the top nine economics journals, Econometrica! It was like the mathematics world's Annual Mathematics, and the physics world's Physics Review (PRL).
Even for her supervisor, Professor Forster, it wasn't easy for him to publish an article in this journal. After all, it wasn't easy to produce results in the field of macroeconomics, so it wasn't very competitive in a comprehensive economics journal.
However, three days after Christmas, she received a reply from the reviewer right after the New Year's holiday. This was the first time she had ever submitted a thesis before.
To a rookie, it was even more unimaginable!
Because normally, reviewers did volunteer work. Other than increasing their academic qualifications, there were no direct benefits for the reviewer.
Especially for some scholars who were already famous, they didn't need to review manuscripts to accumulate academic capital. It was very likely that they would only review the theses when they were free.
Before this, Xiao Tong was prepared to wait until the sixth week. However, she didn't expect to receive an email reply from the reviewer before the second week was over.
Xiao Tong quickly skipped over the formal greetings and directly looked at the review comments.
[The mathematical model used in the thesis is very interesting, but there are some small flaws in the economic theory …]
[Reviewer's comments: Suggested changes!]
"Bro, you're too strong."
Xiao Tong was dumbfounded. After a while, he finally let out a sigh.
As an invisible member of the economics community, this was probably the fastest reviewers had ever replied to her …
She thanked her brother in her heart, and at the same time, she cheered herself up.
One day, she would also become a scholar who could take charge of her own affairs.
Just like her brother …
It had to be said that the power of a role model was very strong.
With a goal in mind, she didn't even have time to rest. She followed the reviewer's comments and revised the thesis. Xiao Tong kept the mathematical model and algorithm intact and uploaded the revised thesis again.
"There should be no problem this time, right?"
Xiao Tong sighed in relief and took out the graduation application from the drawer. After hesitating for a bit, she made up her mind and went to Professor Forster's office.
Although it felt good to have a reliable brother to rely on, and her brother always helped her tirelessly, she still wanted to complete these things that she could do by herself.
There was only one thing about her. She and Lu Zhou were practically carved from the same mold.
Which was, if they could do it themselves, they wouldn't bother others.
Of course, if they encountered something they couldn't solve themselves, they wouldn't be polite to others.
At most, they would return the favor later.
…
There was a knock on the door.
The middle-aged Professor Forster put down his pen and looked at the student walking into his office. He put on a gentle smile and spoke.
"What do you think? Have you made up your mind? "
It seemed like Ansley didn't betray her and didn't tell Professor Forster about her decision to leave.
Even if she did, it wouldn't be considered a betrayal …
After all, these were all things that had already been decided.
Xiao Tong stood in front of Professor Forster's desk. He took a deep breath and spoke calmly.
She then calmly said, "I've already completed my graduation thesis and submitted it to Econometrica."
Professor Forster was caught off guard. He didn't expect her to complete her graduation thesis, so his eyes widened.
"Wait a second … You've already finished it? Are you sure you followed my request and used — "
Xiao Tong nodded and looked at Professor Forster.
"I followed your request and used the Bewley model to analyze the macroeconomic impact of welfare policies … Even though it's an improved model."
Professor Forster stared at his student, dumbfounded. He suddenly felt like she was a stranger.
When he assigned this task, he knew that she wouldn't be able to complete it. He didn't expect her to actually solve it.
It's true that she asked Lu Zhou for help with mathematics …
However, her talent in economic theory had exceeded his expectations.
"Did you compile the algorithm? Whether it's Econometrica or other journals, they will require you to run through the model yourself. Are you sure the data you calculated is … "
"I've already tested it." Xiao Tong interrupted Professor Forster and said, "It's also been reviewed by the academic editor, now it's just waiting for peer review …"
It wasn't a big problem to modify it in the first place.
It was obvious that the reviewer was interested in the research, otherwise, he wouldn't have replied so quickly.
Forster played with the pen in his hand and took a deep breath to calm down. He leaned back in his chair and spoke.
"The review cycle for Econometrica is very long, it takes at least six weeks for the results to come out. Unless you're a big name, you'll have to wait a long time just to get in line. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with submitting to Econometrica, but why didn't you ask me for my opinion … "
If it were any other student, he would have yelled at them.
However, this student's background wasn't simple.
Even though Forster wasn't afraid of her, he didn't want to offend her …
"Don't worry about that …" Xiao Tong hesitated for a bit. She felt like even if she didn't say anything, Forster would find out sooner or later. Therefore, she said, "The corresponding author is Lu Zhou."
The corresponding author was Lu Zhou.
If she had this name, she might get special treatment. At least, she wouldn't have to wait in line.
However, this position originally belonged to him …
The second Forster said this, the atmosphere in the office became eerily quiet.
Professor Forster's expression froze, and he almost couldn't keep his gentlemanly smile.
"Sorry … I didn't hear you clearly, what do you mean?"
Xiao Tong: "… The corresponding author is his name. After all, he was the one who completed the mathematical model and algorithm."
Professor Forster took a deep breath and looked at his student.
"I want to hear your explanation, what do you mean …"
"It's not my idea." Xiao Tong shook her head and tried not to show her fear. She said in a calm voice, "It's his request."
Professor Forster went silent.
His request …
He was obviously referring to Professor Lu.
"… The thesis has entered the peer review stage. This morning, I received a reply from the reviewer, and they corrected a few small problems. If everything goes well, the revised version should be approved. "Xiao Tong looked at Professor Forster and took a deep breath. He said," Even though I'm sorry I can't give you the corresponding author position, Professor Lu Zhou said that I should be the first and second author. "
Xiao Tong paused for a second and looked at Professor Forster.
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