Comments on: The Null Hypothesis for Income and Wealth https://www.isegoria.net/2015/03/the-null-hypothesis-for-income-and-wealth/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2015/03/the-null-hypothesis-for-income-and-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-2227852 Alrenous Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:40:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37668#comment-2227852 So children get more healthcare but don’t become healthier. You don’t say.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2015/03/the-null-hypothesis-for-income-and-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-2226445 Isegoria Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:33:27 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37668#comment-2226445 Ah, yes, I’ve mentioned that before!

]]> By: Senexada https://www.isegoria.net/2015/03/the-null-hypothesis-for-income-and-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-2226337 Senexada Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:18:56 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37668#comment-2226337 Another incident of the null hypothesis is the Cherokee Land Lottery of 1832, a “natural experiment” which had nearly universal participation by white males, and in which the winners received a wealth shock equal to roughly the median wealth. The result:

Sons of winners have no better adult outcomes (wealth, income, literacy) than the sons of non-winners, and winners’ grandchildren do not have higher literacy or school attendance than non-winners’ grandchildren. This suggests only a limited role for family financial resources in the transmission of human capital across generations and a potentially more important role for other factors that persist through family lines.

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