> And it's not about Southern accents: To be fair, they do make specific mention of (Germanic) "Southern states" which you could imagine that someone at a less

> And it's not about Southern accents: To be fair, they do make specific mention of (Germanic) "Southern states" which you could imagine that someone at a less reputable news outlet like Fox might gloss over in order to spin some bullshit. "The Southern states have the highest share of speakers with distinct accent. The interaction term is positive, hinting at a lower penalty for Southern dialects. (which, if I'm reading correctly, suggests that "Southern accents" actually hurt you less - at least in Germany?) Also not reviewed but that seems an irrelevant nit compared with "it's talking about an entirely different country". "[NBER working papers] have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications."