Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2019-08-08
Books mentioned on How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast )
A kid’s name can tell us something about his parents — their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
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Own book Freakonomics
“So she assembled some data, which included the lists that we created for our first book, Freakonomics, of the whitest and blackest names among baby boys and girls.”