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The Stripper Index: Decoding the Economic Signals of Sex Work - Business Review at Berkeley (businessreview.studentorg.berkeley.edu)

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Strippers might be predicting a recession.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Entirely possible. I said I'm skeptical that it is better than standard models, not that I'm sure. But, in the absence of other evidence, I'm inclined to believe the economists who actually understand economics, rather than some rando on Twitter saying "called it!" - stripper or not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Isn't the very article about economists taking a closer look at the general sex worker index more than merely saying someone called it?