> "Using inbreeding among European monarchs as an instrument shows that rulers with lower cognitive ability led to worse state performance and territorial losses from 10-18C. Rising parliamentary constraints limited rulers' impact."
That seems like a reasonable premise and conclusion though; I think the spirit of these prizes is that one or both of (premise|conclusion) is absurd. You wasted your time being reasonable! ;-)
> "Using inbreeding among European monarchs as an instrument shows that rulers with lower cognitive ability led to worse state performance and territorial losses from 10-18C. Rising parliamentary constraints limited rulers' impact."
https://x.com/ecmaeditors/status/1876275028460753254?s=46