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

Image description: Economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman  is wearing a russet-colored turtleneck and a khaki overcoat and smiles toward camera. Steven Levitt wears a white-and-navy pinstriped button-up shirt and is holding a copy of his book “Freakonom…

Image description: Economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is wearing a russet-colored turtleneck and a khaki overcoat and smiles toward camera. Steven Levitt wears a white-and-navy pinstriped button-up shirt and is holding a copy of his book “Freakonomics.” He squints in the sun and smiles toward camera. The Ologies logo is superimposed in the middle of the portrait diptych.

PART 1:

Choices! Trade-offs! Money! 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 savings. 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. 

Listen via Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get podcasts.

PART 2:

Part 2 is here! Gamestop, #stonks, Universal Basic Income, how to incentivize things that are good for us, whether or not kids should have an allowance, Trekonomics and more. Economist, professor and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about everything from being cheap and what decision making costs our minds to the worth of the Amazon rainforest. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her thoughts on the subreddit WallStreetBets, how we measure the health of the economy, dealing with bullies, and Gossip Girl. Hey, watch out: you’re about to like Economics. 

Listen via Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get podcasts.

Follow Anna Gift Opoku-Agymen at Twitter.com/itsafronomics and Instagram.com/itsafronomics

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

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

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More links you may enjoy:

Steven Levitt’s “Freakonomics” book on Bookshop.org

Dr. Lisa D. Cook

Esther Duflo & Abhijit Banerjee’s “Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

A link to all of their books on Bookshop.org

Harold Pollock’s “The Index Card” book:

Follow Dr. Rhonda V. Sharp, founder and current president of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity, and Race at Twitter.com/rhondavsharpe

Follow Fanta Traore, co-founder of The Sadie Collective at twitter.com/TheFantaTraore

Dr. Cecilia Rouse, labor economist

William Dairity Jr., economist who focuses on equity 

Onetime assistant to Yara Shahidi, Raiquan Thomas

December 2020 U.S. Unemployment Rates

Anna’s Tweet thread about #stonks 

Wall Street Bets subreddit

The Broke Millennial blog

Black Women Best” by Janelle Jones

Groundwork Collaborative

Research & Color Foundation

American Economic Association summer program via Howard University 

NPR Planet Money show, The Indicator

Dr. Kojo on TikTok

Atlantic: Next Economy section

Anna’s writing for Teen Vogue

Teen Vogue: News & Politics

Misery Index

What IS a hedgefund?

Market indexes: S&P, NYSE, the Dow, NASDAQ

New York Stock Exchange timeline

Info on the NASDAQ

Reganomics: a quick lesson

Carbon offsetting options

How carbon offsets can disappoint

Rainforest deforestation & beef

Freakonomics Brazilian Rainforest episode

How will COVID-19 affect the economy in the future? 

“Trekonomics” book 

Why some people don’t believe in Trekonomics

Jaydyn Carr, stock trader

What’s actually making millennials broke

Gamestop ideamaker & Reddit user Deep Fucking Value

Allowance for kids? Here’s what some people do.

What is the financial forecast of millennials? 

More allowance advice

“The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated is a personal finance book written by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack that was published in 2016. The book is based on pillars of advice Pollack wrote in 2013 on an index card.” vi…

The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated is a personal finance book written by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack that was published in 2016. The book is based on pillars of advice Pollack wrote in 2013 on an index card.” via WikiCommons




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