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Thanks for joining us. What reception has the research cited received among economists? Not being one myself, I'm not sure if I'm reading something widely accep

Thanks for joining us. What reception has the research cited received among economists? Not being one myself, I'm not sure if I'm reading something widely accepted, an innovative new idea, something untested or even fringe. I lack the ability to distinguish between those things myself. (Also, are you an economist? FiveThirtyEight's bio of you is pretty sparse.) It's great to find some sophisticated analysis and content on the web, rather than more talking heads. Thanks for writing the article!

bencasselman 11y ago
I'm a journalist, not an economist, although these days my role is probably a bit in between the two. (I have the luxury of digging a lot deeper than your typical online journalist.) This research is still new, so there's no clear consensus yet. But so far the reception has been positive. The paper tries to get at a core question that's bedeviled economics recently: How is it possible that startups could be declining, given everything happening in SV? This is probably the most sophisticated answer so far. But it doesn't mean it's 100% correct.