Tyler Cowen said he would bet against academic economists being highly influential in the Trump administration, except perhaps in very indirect, roundabout ways.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
Reasoning
No horizon, and 'highly influential' and 'indirect routes' are too vague to test.
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Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen said he would bet against academic economists being highly influential in the Trump administration, except perhaps in very indirect, roundabout ways.” (said 25 December 2024). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_5e45a2040f1e, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5e45a2040f1e
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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