@PeterMacMillan First, let me start off by writing that I’m wildly unqualified to accurately answer this question. From broad to narrow, my expertise lies in microeconomics > labour/experimental economics > labour market discrimination > hiring discrimination. I would also need to know what ‘improving the economy’ means to you: is it improving firm production output, increasing labour participation, heightening purchasing power… or all/some of the above?

@PeterMacMillan On the other hand, I know of some recent evidence (https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01064-0 caveat: just one research example!) from Belgium that early-life wealth transfer can substantially increase later income growth of the unprivileged, supporting the premise that a direct money injection can improve individuals’ starting positions (perhaps better than trickle down methods).

@PeterMacMillan As far as I know, ‘trickle down economics’ is not a “proven” method. In its core theory, it works, in reality, I guess, not so much. A general issue is that on its way down, it can get “stuck” so that it does not reach te poorer sections you’re referring to.

@absidd @Gargron I totally get your point and many would use it appropriately but I’ve also witnessed much misuse on the birdsite leading to toxic exchanges. It’s definitely a tradeoff to make.

@absidd @Gargron And I believe this (still) reflects the current stance towards quote toots: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/99662106175542726

@absidd Toot threads are already kind of a thing: set your first post as 'public' (and mention that you're making a thread) and all subsequent posts as 'unlisted'. Tip by @djnavarro from https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2022-11-03_what-i-know-about-mastodon/.

@nickchk Yes, we’ve become better at forward digit span (regular order), but worse at backward digit span, so it seems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2017.07.006

@philipdutre Is dat niet het probleem van de wetenschapper i.p.v. een bepaalde discipline als wetenschap? De status van economie als wetenschap berust toch niet op de nonwetenschappelijke aanpak van onderzoekers binnen die discipline?