Robin Hanson
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 06:48:23 -0800
fabio wrote: >1) The current distribution of wealth fits the latitude hypothesis >pretty well. ... >2) The real question is whether the current distribution of wealth is >typical or not. If you did the same study 1000 AD, would you get the same >picture? This is indeed the right question to ask. There seem to be just too many possible explanatory variables and too few independent data points at the moment. The solution: get more data points! Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444 703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323