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Every book Edward Glaeser recommended on podcasts
Edward Glaeser is an academic and researcher whose appearance on People I (Mostly) Admire offers insight into urban economics, city development, and the creative challenges of translating rigorous data into compelling prose. Discussing his acclaimed book Triumph of the City, Glaeser reflected on the intellectual origins of his work, including the extensive time he spent wandering around the desolate and eerily empty landscape of Detroit prior to writing. He spoke candidly about the difficulties scholars face when trying to incorporate narrative elements into economic papers, noting that standard academic conventions often force researchers to purge storytelling from their analyses. Despite these structural hurdles, Glaeser emphasized the necessity of using narratives to explain why certain cities thrive while others fade away. Through his dialogue with host Steve Levitt, Glaeser illuminated the complex intersection between quantitative urban research and the human stories that shape our physical and economic landscapes.
Books recommended by Edward Glaeser
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Triumph of the City
Triumph of the City by Edward L.
Discussed“I wandered around before writing Triumph Detroit for a while and the sort of queer empty moonscape”
Books Edward Glaeser wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away| People I (Mostly) Admire | 44 | People I (Mostly) Admire | 2023-01-23 | 2 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“let's take the story of rodden Hastings which I tell in my new book survival”