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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2022-12-30

Books mentioned on Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 475

3 books · With Dana Suskind, Kimberly Noble, Hillary Hoynes, Kim Janey, Mitt Romney, Lisa Genetian · Watch on YouTube

Mentioned: Parent Nation by Dana Suskind, The Voltage Effect by John A. List, and Great Ideas for VBS by John Robert Cutshall.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Parent Nation

    Dana Suskind · at 3:48 · mentioned 2 times

    Parent Nation by Dana Suskind is an insightful nonfiction book that examines the systemic challenges facing families and outlines policy changes required to support young children and parents across society.

    Discussed
    “This is a point Dana suskin makes in a book she's publishing in April. It's called parent Nation unlocking every child's potential fulfilling society's promise”
    Speaker Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? | Fr… 2022-12-30 Listen at 3:48
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Voltage Effect

    John A. List · at 52:01

    The Voltage Effect by John A. List is a behavioral economics book that explores the science of why good ideas scale successfully while others fail.

    Recommended
    “the experimental economist John list who's been on the show before has just published a book called the voltage effect how to make good ideas great and great ideas scale next week we'll hear from it and him in a special edition of the Freakonomics radio book club”
    Speaker Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? | Fr… 2022-12-30 Listen at 52:01
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Great Ideas for VBS

    John Robert Cutshall · at 52:01

    The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale by John List is an applied and behavioral economics book that examines why some initiatives scale successfully while others fail.

    Recommended
    “the experimental economist John list who's been on the show before has just published a book called the voltage effect how to make good ideas great and great ideas scale next week we'll hear from it and him in a special edition of the Freakonomics radio book club”
    Speaker Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? | Fr… 2022-12-30 Listen at 52:01
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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