How Busy Is Yara Shahiti?

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i gogled the words assistant to yara chahiti, and i came up with a resume on linked in for one young man. He assisted yara in 20 15, when she would have been 15. Anna says that one way she looks at economics is it's all about trade offs. And trade offs ultimately boil down to decisions. O one thing that i think about often is, like, do i want to respond to this comment that's out of pocket on twitter, or do i not want to respond? Right? What? The fact that you are taking this load off of me, because this is something that you're good at, has allowed us to do

Choices! Trade-offs! Money! How much should you save? And how much should stimulus checks be? Don’t be scared by the term “economics,” especially since it doesn’t end in -ology. This 2-part Economic Sociology bonanza addresses the behavior that motivates the fiscal systems of the world, from avocado toast to retirement funds. Economist, professor and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about why we learn too much of the wrong math and how everything from marriage to dinner parties involves little choices rooted in economic principles. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her thoughts on macroeconomics, human capital, when to outsource your work and how she realized she loved Econ. Also: how these interviews helped me make one of my life’s biggest decisions.

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