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Triumph of the City How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

Edward L. Glaeser

A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.

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No Stupid Questions

This book, written by urban economist Ed Glazer, was cited as an argument for how cities make people happier, richer, and smarter, though the speaker noted that gains from city living had begun to level off before the pandemic.

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Ed Glazer, the economist at Harvard who studies cities and is really the dean of urban economists. He wrote a wonderful book years ago called Triumph of the City.

— Episode: 26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?

Episode: 26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?

This book, written by urban economist Ed Glazer, was cited as an argument for how cities make people happier, richer, and smarter, though the speaker noted that gains from city living had begun to level off before the pandemic.

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Ed Glazer, the economist at Harvard who studies cities and is really the dean of urban economists. He wrote a wonderful book years ago called Triumph of the City.

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