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466. She’s From the Government, and She’s Here to Help

Freakonomics Radio

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How Did You Get Your Ph.D. From Your Father?

Your father was one of the first black physicists in America. You come from a family that would certainly have been considered part of the talented tenth, or maybe the talented one %. I'm really curious how you see your role not just as an economist who's running the c e a, but as a black economist with that level of achievement. How does that trans into your concerns to lift the tide for the other 90 per cent? That was a really big question. It was gigantic. i apologizedha ha, ha, a ha.

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