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479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later

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Are You Presumptuous as a Parent?

Levitt's daughter lily is a student at vaster college, majoring in psychology and minoring in economics. Levitt: "My biggest incentive in life is other people's approval and feeling smart" He says he wants his children to feel loved no matter what they do. levitt: I don't hold any illusions that everybody needs to go to university and teach at a university.

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