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Timothy Guinnane on the Reliability of World’s Historical Population Estimates
Timothy Guinnane on the Reliability of World’s Historical Population Estimates
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
To measure is to know. That has been science's dictum since the industrial revolution. But what happens when our measurement estimates are wrong? Today we will be joined by Timothy Guinnane. He will talk to us about how inaccurate the world's historical population estimates are and the general implications for economics, demography, and social sciences.
Released:
Sep 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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