Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-09-30

Stephen Dubner & Roland Fryer: books mentioned on Freakonomics Radio

EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update)

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His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs.

Roland Fryer discussed Identity Economics by George A. Akerlof and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Identity Economics

   George A. Akerlof; Rachel E. Kranton · at 42:46

   George A.

   Discussed

   “two of my favorite economists George aof and Rachel cranton somewhere around 2000 wrote a paper on the economics of identity and they start this paper with this beautiful sentence that identity is one of the most important choices that an individual can make”

   Roland Fryer EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update) 2024-09-30 Listen at 42:46

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