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501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into

Freakonomics Radio

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The Purpose of Education

Peter blair is an economist at Harvard University. He didn't start out as an economist, he was a physicist. His focus is on labor markets and the economics of education. Blair believes that going to college is among the best things you can do to improve your life.

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