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Economic Sociology Pt. 1 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven Levitt

Jan 26, 2021

01:18:26

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Episode guests

Steven Levitt

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Highlights

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Episode notes

Heterodox Economics - The Trade Offs

01:37

The Pandemic of Joblessness Is Out of This World

01:31

The Basics of Understanding Data

02:15

Introduction

2min

I Love You, Tea Two 13

2min

'Sadie Collective'

2min

Are You Drawn to What You Do for the Economics or the Sociology It?

3min

The Dongles, I Hate a Dongle

2min

Is There Economics at Play When You're Watching TV?

1min

Are We Making Economical Decisions More Times Than We Realize?

2min

Is Everybody an Economist?

2min

Should I Work an Hour of Overtime?

3min

10.

Don't Get Stuck on a Path

2min

11.

The Secret at the End of Rats

2min

12.

Is Economics More Numerical or Is It Really Talking About Effects on People?

2min

13.

The Marriage of Math and Social Science Is Economics at Its Soye

2min

14.

What Does Economics Actually Teach You About Scarcity?

2min

15.

Heterodox Economics - The Trade Offs

2min

16.

Is It an Academic Economics?

2min

17.

How Do We Use Our Knowledge of Economics?

3min

18.

How Busy Is Yara Shahiti?

2min

19.

How to Use Economics in Your Data Day

3min

20.

I Don't Have a Brain for Economics Versus Data Science

2min

21.

The Basics of Understanding Data

2min

22.

Is There a Role Model in Economics?

2min

23.

Poor Economics - A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

2min

24.

Anna Says, Another Rock Star of Economics

2min

25.

The Best Financial Advice I've Ever Heard

2min

26.

Better Help - My Brain Is Fuelled by Better Help

2min

27.

The All Electric Shevy Bolt E U v Is the Future of Driving

2min

28.

Slash Electric Slash Bolt Dash E U V

3min

29.

Everything You Need to Know About Financial Literacy

2min

30.

The Index Card - The Best Lesson Ever

4min

31.

How Can We Make Money Less Confusing and Scary?

3min

32.

Millionaires, Great, Billionaires

2min

33.

Do You Need Dolls?

2min

34.

The Myth That All Economists Understand the Stock Market

2min

35.

How Can You Communicate With the Public About the Economy?

2min

36.

The Pandemic of Joblessness Is Out of This World

2min

37.

Are Labor Economists Really Focused On?

2min

38.

Will the Pandemic Really Hit the Fan?

2min

39.

Generation Z Is More Informed Than Millennials and Genx?

2min

40.

We Should Pay Attention to You Now, Because We Demand It

2min

41.

Podcast Part Two - Donations to a Cause of the Ologists a Choosing

2min

42.

The Best Productivity Timer

2min

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.

Follow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman at Twitter.com/itsafronomics and Instagram.com/itsafronomics

Follow Steven Levitt at Twitter.com/stevendlevitt or Twitter.com/Freakonomics

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