Book · 2014 · Business & Economics
The Son Also Rises
Surnames and the History of Social Mobility
The Son Also Rises by Gregory Clark has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Rob Henderson (1 episode) and Tyler Cowen (1 episode) on Conversations with Tyler (1 episode) and Modern Wisdom (1 episode).
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His book after that the Sun s so n Also Rises surnames in the history of social Mobility among other things argues that rates of social Mobility have been much less much more static much harder to change than many people believe.
Tyler Cowen · Conversations with Tyler · Feb 2025 Listen at 0:39 The best things said about it
But I just read uh this book The Sun Also Rises by Gregory Clark who's an economic historian uh very well versed in the behavioral genetics as well.
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The Son Also Rises by Gregory Clark is a work of economic history and behavioral genetics that investigates long-term social mobility and the persistence of social status across generations. Tyler Cowen mentioned Gregory Clark's second book on Conversations with Tyler to highlight its arguments regarding static social mobility rates, noting that the author uses surnames in the history of social mobility to argue that mobility rates have been much less dynamic and much harder to change than many people believe. Similarly, Rob Henderson referenced Gregory Clark's book on Modern Wisdom to illustrate the stickiness of social status across generations, mentioning that he had just read the work by the economic historian who is very well versed in behavioral genetics. Both discussions emphasized the book's provocative thesis that economic and social status remains remarkably persistent over centuries, challenging conventional beliefs about meritocracy and the ease with which individuals and families can alter their standing in society across generations.
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Rob Henderson but I just read uh this book The Sun Also Rises by Gregory Clark who's an economic historian uh very well v… 1
“but I just read uh this book The Sun Also Rises by Gregory Clark who's an economic historian uh very well versed in the behavioral genetics as well”
Tyler Cowen his book after that the Sun s so n Also Rises surnames in the history of social Mobility among other things… 1
“his book after that the Sun s so n Also Rises surnames in the history of social Mobility among other things argues that rates of social Mobility have been much less much more static much harder to change than many people believe”
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“and it turns out so in again in the the book uh uh On The Sun Also Rises you can examine uh just looking at surnames different groups within us society”
“The second book was The Sun Also Rises, Surnames and Social Mobility.”
“since then he's had other books The Sun Also Rises For Whom the Bell Turf rolls”