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[FOR INTERNAL REVIEW] Roberto Rigobon - Why We're Getting Worse at Measuring
The economy is changing faster than our ability to track it. And the data sources we rely on most, like surveys, official statistics, and government indices, were designed for a world that no longer exists.
In this episode, Ben sits down with Roberto Rigobon, MIT economist and founder of the Billion Prices Project, to explore what gets lost when measurement fails.
Topics covered:
Why survey response rates have collapsed
Designed data vs. organic data
Why statistical agencies aren't slow out of ignorance but because the cost of a measurement error is catastrophic
Why CO2 emissions are almost…
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