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18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1

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Is There a Difference Between Nationalities and Places?

The Great Depression was an incredible instigator to the field of economics. Some of the most brilliant people in the world having lived through the Great Depression decided that they should devote their life to studying economics. I think if you take some Germans and you bring them to the US and you let a couple generations pass, their kids look a whole lot like Americans that have been here forever. So I think there's probably less that's different about people and more that'sDifferent about places.

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