Elasticity Institute report restates RSI in local elasticities to bypass key takeoff assumption
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-11
The author points to the Elasticity Institute's report on the economics of RSI, which restates the condition in local elasticities to bypass a standard assumption (Section 2.1). He also argues the ideas production function is not a precondition for takeoff but a model of the key obstacle that often makes RSI fizzle rather than doom — citing Davidson's weighting of r<1 leading to a fizzle scenario.
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