Category Archives: Social

Some Game of Thrones Season 8 speculation

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Paul Frijters

Let me indulge, purely for entertainment value, in some fan-speculation on what we will see on-screen after the Long Night is over and the final 6 episodes Of Game of Thrones are run in 2019. Let me first talk about … Continue reading →

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IMF Researchers on Inequality on Social Capital

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

Growing Apart, Losing Trust? The Impact of Inequality on Social Capital There is a widespread perception that trust and social capital have declined in United States as well as other advanced economies, while income inequality has tended to increase. While … Continue reading →

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Is destroying illegal ivory a really bad idea?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Paul Frijters

Governments around the world have in recent years destroyed their seized stockpiles of illegal ivory, egged on by the World Wildlife Federation which believes it sends a signal to gangs that kill Elephants and Rhinos for their tusks. In January, … Continue reading →

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Rich countries and happiness: the story of a bet.

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Paul Frijters

Do countries that are already rich become even happier when they become yet richer? This was the essential question on which I entered a gentleman’s bet in 2004 with Andrew Leigh and which just recently got settled. The reason for … Continue reading →

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Working on a bike

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen
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Spending more time with the kids

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

Economic Conditions and Child Abuse by Jason M. Lindo, Jessamyn Schaller, Benjamin Hansen – #18994 (CH HE LE LS) Abstract: Although a huge literature spanning several disciplines documents an association between poverty and child abuse, researchers have not found persuasive … Continue reading →

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Measurement in social science: hard, but worth it

Posted on February 16, 2013 by David Walker

A video and an essay all on the same subject: measurement in the social sciences. Summary: It’s really worth doing and doing better, even though it’s really hard. First, health statistician and visualisation expert Hans Rosling, co-founder of Gapminder and … Continue reading →

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