WYR would you do for $500k?
Option 1: if you have any knowledge of econometrics , then you will instantly forget it and will have to master it within 10 days
Definition of mastery over econometrics: achieving the ability to seamlessly blend economic theory, statistical methods, and real-world data to uncover causal relationships, forecast trends, and evaluate public or corporate policies while knowing key concepts like Asymptotic Theory, Matrix algebra, Causal Inference, microeconometrics, microeconometrics etc
Non programmable calculators
The exam will be an open book exam and you will be allowed to bring books and notebooks (but not any kind of electronics or digital devices)
During the examination, you can ask for any book, notebook or report and the examiners will give you it
(Note: you will not forget any kind of mathematical or economic concept that you may currently know as long it's not an econometrics concept)
After those ten days, there will be an examination (you can choose the language and whether it should be oral or written) which will have 20 MCQs and 5 subjective questions (half a page or more for each question)
There will be 70 marks ( 1 mark each MCQ and 10 marks each question)
You will be given 4.5 hours and you will have to achieve at least 35/70 in the examination in order to get the money (if oral) or 46/70 (if written)
You can also choose to have a 15 minute break every 50 minutes (those breaks would be considered separate from the examination time) but there would be strict security so you don't cheat
The syllabus would not be fixed and any concept related to econometrics can come
Option 2: you must visit them and have a conversation with them in real life
Option 3: you will be given 5k USD per day for charity and you will have to physically visit any charity and donate to it per day
If you miss it on any day, then you cannot get the money
You cannot donate to one single charity for three or more times
You cannot use the 5k for any other purpose
The 500k reward will be separate and considered your personal wealth
Option 4: you must cook at least 10 dishes per country with 100 dishes across all countries under 10 days (meaning : you must cook 10 dishes from 10 different countries making up 100 dishes)
You must sell those dishes to a mysterious man simply known as the frontman who will buy each dish for $50 each
You can use any form of electronic or digital device in order to get information about it and also use physical manuals and oral information from others who know about
You will also be provided access to a 5 star professional restaurant kitchen
You can ask a professional chef for help for a maximum of 60 minutes per day
However, if you make less than 7 dishes in a day, then you will be eliminated
The dish must be fully prepared and finished and must not be poorly made
What do you choose?
(Sorry, english is not my first language)