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Can we ‘redistribute’ prestige?
Pudding.cool has a good visual essay on the yard-sale model of economics, which shows that wealth has a tendency to accumulate more in the hands of people who are already wealthier. This is because a richer person has more opportunities … Continue reading
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Tagged affirmative action, Brian Skinner, econophysics, prestige bias, wealth redistribution, yard-sale model
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A question about India’s new science prizes
really deserving candidates In a meeting chaired by Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla on September 16 and attended by senior members of the various science departments of the national government (DST, DBT, etc.), the Union government eliminated hundreds of awards … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajay Bhalla, Appa Rao Podile, Brian Skinner, Gagandeep Kang, M Jagadesh Kumar, prestige bias, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rakesh Mishra, science prize
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