Tim Leunig
@timleunig
Policy thoughts: timleunig.substack.com Chief Econ Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Pol, Vis Fel Inst for Govt, Lord to be
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Well, you could join me for a cup of tea in the @UKHouseofLords! That said, our average age might be lower...
@MassJumbo Unrelated, but Paul LePage is 78. He's ancient to be a first-termer in Congress.View quoted post on X
It's so weird to me that these very old people want to spend their final years in DC, as opposed to peaceful retirement with their families.
We found this looking at nineteenth century Swedish cigar workers. Gender neutral piece rates did not mean gender neutral hourly wages because of differences in experience. @LuEconHist share.google/TjUUGuoExAF7sz…
I’m hearing lots of rumblings about gender-blind algorithms.View quoted post on X
Careful what you ask for. Uber pays drivers identically per ride, and men still earn 7% more — because the algorithm rewards experience, driving location/hours, and speed, all of which differ by gender. See our recent work: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura/0…
Gender-blind ≠ gender-neutral.
I hope people take @DanNeidle up on this.
Everyone says Russell Brand silenced his victims for years with legal threats.View quoted post on X
Let's see those threats.
Lawyers will keep silencing victims and journalists in the shadows until we expose what they're doing.
About 50, from memory. I bet more stairs are walked up and down at Surbiton per day! More generally, we have much lower standards and expectations at rail stations than tube stations, for no obvious reason.
@timleunig Does Surbiton station have 100 steps between the platforms and the entrance?View quoted post on X
