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Philosophy Of ScienceCausal InferenceCausation In The Social SciencesCultureFeedbackWirtschaftswissenschaftenEnglisch
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Autor Blair Fix

The social sciences, I’ve come to believe, don’t have a coherent concept of causation. To talk about ‘causation’ we need to have a boundary on cause and effect. I reflect on what this means for studying causation.

InequalityGini IndexIncome InequalityLocation Of InequalityLorenz CurveWirtschaftswissenschaftenEnglisch
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Autor Blair Fix

We often talk about inequality using a single number — usually the Gini index. But the reality is that inequality is complex. To study inequality, we need to use multiple metrics.

InequalityDividends Share Of IncomeIncome InequalityTop 1% Income ShareWirtschaftswissenschaftenEnglisch
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Autor Blair Fix

In the United States, the income share of the top 1% is tightly related to the share of corporate dividends in national income.

InequalityPhilosophy Of SciencePsychologyAbsolute InequalityGlobal InequalityWirtschaftswissenschaftenEnglisch
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Autor Blair Fix

Anthropologist Jason Hickel thinks we measure inequality incorrectly. He argues we should measure absolute inequality rather than relative inequality. I think this is a mistake.