Interessant3 #45
Three Interesting Things for W/C 2023-07-09
A recent study examining participation in Black Lives Matter and anti-lockdown protests in the USA revealed unexpected overlap in attendees, challenging the narrative that these two movements are in opposition. These findings underscore the complexity of public sentiment, with the decision to protest found to be a deliberate response to issue-specific incentives and salience, rather than adherence to a particular ideological camp. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29987
Fertility and household income have a U-shape relationship.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1538234746416812033?s=20&t=pmI28JJ5dbx6aGMF42YIkg
I recently mapped Median Disposable Income Per Capita to Average Annual Working Hours across a number of countries, revealing some interesting findings. Turns out that Germans work the least hours of all but DACH countries have similar productivity levels. Overall the trend between higher incomes and lower working hours is clear, with Korea being a distinct outlier.
https://twitter.com/Duarteosrm/status/1678847788358967296?s=20
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One of the criticisms of the lockdowns is that they were enforced in a racially discriminatory way (e.g. police stopping black people who are outdoors but not white people). From that perspective, it makes complete sense for BLM protestors and anti-lockdown protestors to be the same people.