@jamiiecb Then it's odd nearly all the slopes are the same. Reminds me of @BettencourtLuis's work on universal power laws in cities etc
Why are so many of the slopes the same? (@BettencourtLuis ?) https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/699327675849187332 …
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@BettencourtLuis The fact the slopes are the same is _extremely_ interesting, and requires explanation. -
@michael_nielsen @jamiiecb@BettencourtLuis it feels good to be richer than your neighbor
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@BettencourtLuis Yes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jamiiecb (The funny thing is, if it was that, it would be inconsistent with this data, unless there was a universal wealth distn)
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@jamiiecb I'm not sure how this leads to the conclusion that "reported happiness = a + b log income", where b is _independent of country_
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@jamiiecb That fact - that b is independent of country - is interesting. And possibly explainable(?)
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@jamiiecb An eg of what I'd consider an explanation is West et al's derivation of the (share!) allometric scaling lw http://science.sciencemag.org/content/276/5309/122.short …
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@ECONdailycharts I don't know. Probably Max Croser, the person I retweeted, who does lots of data visualisation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@BettencourtLuis and why is Nigeria so different?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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