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@cremieuxrecueil
Oct 27 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
How rich are American workers?

Very!

After accounting for taxes, transfers, cost of living differences and so on, American workers make far more than their counterparts across the OECD. Image
Is this just because Americans work more?

No. That has something to do with it for some comparisons, but it's not everything.

Americans are also more productive and they get to take home more of what they earn. Image
This is an update on the 2021 numbers I previously presented here: x.com/cremieuxrecuei…, x.com/cremieuxrecuei…, x.com/cremieuxrecuei…

When we have 2024 numbers or later numbers, I'll update to those. But we have to wait on the OECD to release that data, so until then, enjoy!

Here's the old style plots if you want those:Image
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Q: "Median or mean?"

A: Median.

Q: "Is this adjusted for inflation/PPP/AICs?"

A: Yes, please read the chart.

Q: "What about the value of healthcare-related transfers?"

A: That's accounted for!

Q: "What about the value of X?"

A: Google it.

Q: "What about crime?"

A: Not included, sorry. Incidentally, did you know about the violent crime vs. other crimes disparity between the U.S. and Europe? Much to think about: x.com/cremieuxrecuei…

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More from @cremieuxrecueil

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Oct 31
The CDC's new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) didn't put out immunization guidance for 2025-26.

So some researchers got together and did the government's job for them. Here's what they found🧵

First, the RSV vaccine is great for preventing hospitalization! Image
The next thing up is the flu vaccine.

These are still showing a touch lower efficacy than in previous years, but they're still

(1) good
(2) worth it
(3) even more worth it for infants and children Image
Then we have the COVID vaccines, which still seem to be useful enough to save a lot of lives.

These are also still better for the old.

That's good! Image
Read 6 tweets
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Oct 27
Wow!

Across basically all of Europe, people at higher income levels are now *more likely* to become parents!

This is a stunning shift! Image
Among men, this relationship goes a while back now, and in several places, the income gradient has gotten more extreme. Image
Among women, there are some recent crossover events, where the low-income used to be more likely parents than the rich, but now it's different. Image
Read 6 tweets
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Oct 26
Wolf packs are remarkably good at respecting each other's established borders. Image
The project this data is from sometimes releases videos of how this plays out.

For example, here's a video of this playing out for a few wolves over a single day in Spring.
Alternatively, about 10-20% of wolf populations lack a pack. They're "lone wolves" and they're more likely to just wander across the territory of different packs

But this isn't permanent! Apparently this one eventually joined a pack and changed his long-distance traveling habit!
Read 6 tweets
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Oct 23
Air traffic control has a major problem in the pipeline.

ATCs are underpaid and overworked.

99% of control towers were understaffed in 2023 and the number of communication mishaps and near-misses between commercial aircraft skyrocketed.

I think the solution might be drones🧵 Image
You might think: Wait, haven't drones been smashing into planes recently? How are they going to help?

That's true! I've attached some pictures of drone-related damage. It's real and getting worse, I'll give you that.

The answer lies in drone communication.Image
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Drones don't yet, but they can start to, constitute a low-level communication and monitoring layer around airports and other protected airspace.

Drones can relay information about the locations of other drones, obstacles, incoming planes, and so on. Image
Read 16 tweets
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Oct 22
The story of peanut allergy is entering its final chapter.

Nowadays, we are beating back both peanut and other food allergies, and all it took was telling parents the right thing to do🧵 Image
The story begins in 2000, when the American Academy of Pediatrics decided to issue some simple advice to parents: Have your kids avoid peanuts early in life. Don't expose them until they're at least three!Image
Parents complied. It turns out, they do that. They just follow advice from professional associations that appear to have authority.

So peanut allergy rates rose, from 0.4% in 1997 to 1.4% in 2008, to 2% in 2015.

But if the advice was right, the opposite should've happened!
Read 13 tweets
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Oct 21
The CEOs managing Sweden's biggest companies tend to be smarter, taller, and to have better personalities. Image
The highest-paid CEOs in Sweden also tend to be taller, smarter, and to have better personalities. Image
To connect these things, CEO pay and firm size are considerably connected. Image
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