What's Your Favorite Thing About Economics?

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I think what idon't like is the fact that there are people who fundamentally believe that black and brown people are less intelligent. And so, you know, for me, the priorityis just to make sure that people who are coming after me don't have to deal with that b s. When i have to interview someone, i i really prepare a lot. I become completely and utterly absorbed in understanding everything i can about that person. And then i find the actual interviewing to be harder than anything, right? So i i am, i've talked about practically an comotos after my interviews, because i'm thinking so hard,. It's really hard for me to be friendly and and so

Part 2 is here! Gamestop, #stonks, Universal Basic Income, how to incentivize things that are good for us, whether or not kids should have an allowance, Trekonomics and more. Economist, professor and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about everything from being cheap and what decision making costs our minds to the worth of the Amazon rainforest. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her thoughts on the subreddit WallStreetBets, how we measure the health of the economy, dealing with bullies, and Gossip Girl. Hey, watch out: you’re about to like Economics.

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