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102. What’s So Bad About Nepotism?

No Stupid Questions

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Family Firms in Japan - Is That What You're Saying?

90% of adoptions in japan are 25 to 35 year old adults. Why do they do that? They say, we're a family firm. It's maritocratic nepotism. In other words, if i really want someone beloved to me to take over freconomics radio eventually, and i know that my kids are not interested, i should probably consider adopting someone like duckworth.

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