Canyo, talkus tory the academic process before we get to what it is youv discovered. I'd like to start off a r talk about the process of coming to your conclusions. You're an economist, but you've really lent into the social science aspect of that and looking back over this huge arc. Canyo: i was fascinated by the importance of initial conditions in the context of individuals. In overtime, i was basically fascinated by the vast inequality that is present across the globe. And i was interested in understanding the origins of this pasinequality.
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