Fergal Hanks
fhanksalot.bsky.social
Fergal Hanks
@fhanksalot.bsky.social
Postdoc at the University of Cambridge. Northwestern Economics PhD. Studying the u in Macro-Labour.
Highest housing difficulties due to their lack of a welfare state in

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France/Sweden/Finland/Denmark
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On bednets in particular there has been a lot of study since the arguement and Easterly has now changed his mind on that specific topic (x.com/bill_easterl...). My guess is he would still argue that it doesn't help with growth but it can help improve some material conditions.
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The alternatives: vigilantism and self defense workshops.
January 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
He is referring to defense spending as a share of GDP
October 27, 2023 at 8:43 PM