They look at historical data. The terminal downfall of francafrique is about where they stopped. I haven’t read it yet though and cannot right now. Sure looks interesting.
Edits:They sure do look reputable, but then stop ten years in the past when major political changes took place and making statements about the presence is weird.
They also seem to not have been published in a journal which does make me Leary
Looking at the author’s Wikipedia section (hickel) raises further doubt in the rigor of the study. It seemingly not addressing the disconnect in data and not being published does lead me to conclude that this is a bogus paper, though it is executed nicely and seems to make an effort it does over interpret data. The publishing company does not seem to make enough of an effort to disclose whom they are publishing.
They look at historical data. The terminal downfall of francafrique is about where they stopped. I haven’t read it yet though and cannot right now. Sure looks interesting.
Edits:They sure do look reputable, but then stop ten years in the past when major political changes took place and making statements about the presence is weird.
They also seem to not have been published in a journal which does make me Leary
Looking at the author’s Wikipedia section (hickel) raises further doubt in the rigor of the study. It seemingly not addressing the disconnect in data and not being published does lead me to conclude that this is a bogus paper, though it is executed nicely and seems to make an effort it does over interpret data. The publishing company does not seem to make enough of an effort to disclose whom they are publishing.