economics

Improved prediction tools could benefit medicine, public health, economics and engineering.

Some of the data Hammack collects are what’s known in the economics trade as soft data — anecdotes, stories, opinions and sentiment.

“Epstein and economics” sounds like a stretch on the surface, but it is increasingly clear that Americans of all political stripes are tired of the rich getting richer, and bolder.

“Heavy subsidy spending continues to weigh on the industry, eroding unit economics,” said Third Bridge analyst Jamie Chen in a recent research note.

“Consumers and businesses endured another difficult quarter as higher taxes and heightened uncertainty triggered a renewed reluctance to spend, invest and trade, while government spending slackened unexpectedly,” said Suren Thiru, economics director at the ICAEW.