Economic Sociology (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven Levitt
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.
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More links you may enjoy:
Steven Levitt’s “Freakonomics” book on Bookshop.org
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
The Broke Millennial blog
“Black Women Best” by Janelle Jones
American Economic Association summer program via Howard University
NPR Planet Money show, The Indicator
Atlantic: Next Economy section
Market indexes: S&P, NYSE, the Dow, NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange timeline
How carbon offsets can disappoint
Rainforest deforestation & beef
Freakonomics Brazilian Rainforest episode
How will COVID-19 affect the economy in the future?
Why some people don’t believe in Trekonomics
What’s actually making millennials broke
Gamestop ideamaker & Reddit user Deep Fucking Value
Allowance for kids? Here’s what some people do.