Eric Melander
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Eric Melander
@ericmelander.bsky.social
Lecturer in Economics, University of Birmingham.
Economic history & political economy.
Reposted by Eric Melander
Last, this is why descriptive work is underrated.

No preposterous IV, no incomprehensible structural black box, there is just a new fact about the world.

If the descriptive work is done well — and it is not easy — the fact permanently enters everyone's headspace and must be contended with.
December 6, 2024 at 7:19 PM