What Tyler Cowen thinks about metascience

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Economist at George Mason University, co-author of Marginal Revolution, host of Conversations with Tyler. Writes in short, dense claims about economics, culture and AI, and has moved his position on AI in public more than once.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Tyler Cowen has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 14 Sept 2026, 04:14 UTC

   Our readingRCTs have the disadvantage of requiring too many things to be held constant and can miss longer-term adjustment benefits.

   Their wordsRCTs somehow have the odd disadvantage of requiring too many things to be held constant, and so they can miss the benefits of longer-term adjustments.

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