Data●●Solid
Interactive Simulator of Government Spending vs. Economic Growth
Challenges the Armey Curve theory using live World Bank data and client-side AIC fitting.
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julienreszka
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Economic growth is a power law
by julienreszka·Apr 26, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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●●SolidBig BrainNiche Gem
Interactive simulator challenges the Armey Curve with a power law model.
Strengths
- •Interactive model fitting against World Bank data directly in the browser.
- •Clear visualization of R² comparison between quadratic and power law models.
Weaknesses
- •Niche appeal limited to economics/policy researchers and data scientists.
- •Causality claims in economics are always contentious regardless of model fit.
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Target Audience
Economists, policy researchers, data journalists
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