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← Consumer spending data may underestimate the importance of the family as an economic unit.

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Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under war war Everything filed under housing housing Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Consumer spending data may underestimate the importance of the family as an economic unit. Consumer spending data may underestimatethe importance of the family as aneconomic unit. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JM John Maeda — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Economics cannot say what AI will do to work because the necessary data does not exist; what is needed is a Manhattan Project for data. — tap to centre the map on it Economics cannot say what AI will doto work because the necessary datadoes not exist; what is needed is aManhattan Project for data. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The family matters for how children turn out, but less than once thought — tap to centre the map on it The family matters for how childrenturn out, but less than once thought Last stated 9 years ago 7 Feb 2018 CM Charles Murray — holds since 2018-02-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The spending standard people strive for is an ideal just beyond their reach, not the average — tap to centre the map on it The spending standard people strivefor is an ideal just beyond theirreach, not the average TV Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. — tap to centre the map on it Living standards are not tightlytied to consumption, so consumingless need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation. — tap to centre the map on it When an economic phenomenon isregionally concentrated, studying itat too fine a geographic scale risksanalyzing it at the wrong level ofaggregation. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Aug 2022 DK Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Families tend to have inelastic demand for trading down to lower-quality housing. — tap to centre the map on it Families tend to have inelasticdemand for trading down tolower-quality housing. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 KE Kevin Erdmann — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Costly care for two-earner couples prices families outside the top out of having children. — tap to centre the map on it Costly care for two-earner couplesprices families outside the top outof having children. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 NS Natasha Sarin — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A home is an asset that is likely to perform poorly exactly when a person needs it most due to its correlation with local labor market shocks. — tap to centre the map on it A home is an asset that is likely toperform poorly exactly when a personneeds it most due to its correlationwith local labor market shocks. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover. — tap to centre the map on it A labor market stuck in a low-hiringequilibrium will see employmentdecline outright unless hiring ratesrecover. Last stated 10 months ago 11 Jan 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Consumer spending data may underestimate the importance of the family as an economic unit. Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds John Maeda Read this korrent →