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I find it sociologically interesting how layers of math and publishing indirection can be used to convince people that someone's opinions and biases (hand label
by avaer 9y ago
I find it sociologically interesting how layers of math and publishing indirection can be used to convince people that someone's opinions and biases (hand labels) might in fact be statistically significant facts about the world.
To their credit, at least the original authors acknowledge this problem.
- crdoconnor 9y agoIt's even more interesting to consider why economists might have these inherent biases. What incentives might they be responding to?