Economic Sociology Pt. 2 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Steven Levitt and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 6:12 a.m.

b'Part 2 is here! Gamestop, #stonks, Universal Basic Income, how to incentivize things that are good for us, whether or not kids should have an allowance, Trekonomics and more. Economist, professor and \\u201cFreakonomics\\u201d co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about everything from being cheap and what decision making costs our minds to the worth of the Amazon rainforest. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her thoughts on the subreddit WallStreetBets, how we measure the health of the economy, dealing with bullies, and Gossip Girl. Hey, watch out: you\\u2019re about to like Economics.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow Anna Gift Opoku-Agymen at Twitter.com/itsafronomics and Instagram.com/itsafronomics\\n\\nFollow Steven Levitt at Twitter.com/stevendlevitt or Twitter.com/Freakonomics\\n\\nA donation was made to RISC: risc.uchicago.edu\\n\\nSteven\\u2019s podcast is People I (Mostly) Admire: https://freakonomics.com/pima/\\n\\nSponsor links: www.alieward.com/ologies-sponsors\\n\\nMore links and info at alieward.com/ologies/economicsociology\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies'