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Model Perspective

Apr 9, 2025 · Fundamentals

The Dangers of ‘Trump‑Style’ Modeling: How to Keep Math Models Honest

The article critiques the oversimplified “Trump‑style” and fabricated “Navarro‑style” economic models, exposing their lack of domain knowledge, ethical breaches, and misleading formulas, and argues for rigorous, transparent, and responsible mathematical modeling especially in the AI era.

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The Dangers of ‘Trump‑Style’ Modeling: How to Keep Math Models Honest

Model Perspective

Jan 6, 2024 · Fundamentals

Unlock Causal Insights: How Regression Discontinuity Design Works

Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) leverages a predefined cutoff to compare individuals on either side, mimicking random assignment and allowing researchers to infer causal effects when randomized experiments are infeasible, with applications ranging from education scholarships to tax policies.

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Unlock Causal Insights: How Regression Discontinuity Design Works

Model Perspective

Feb 15, 2023 · Operations

Can Asteroid Mining Redefine Global Fairness? Models, Findings, and Policy Proposals

This article dissects the 2022 MCM F‑problem O award paper, presenting a global‑fairness evaluation model, entropy‑weight and K‑means analyses, scenario simulations of asteroid mining, and concrete UN policy recommendations aimed at ensuring equitable outcomes for all nations.

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Can Asteroid Mining Redefine Global Fairness? Models, Findings, and Policy Proposals