Freakonomics: will the nation benefit from the financial crisis?
The brilliant young men and women who were plucked from college by booming banks are now looking for other options. This is a good thing, and history proves it, says Stephen Dubner, co-author of the “Freakonomics” book and blog. Americans can look forward to talented, hard-working people spreading out through the economy, in ways that may buoy our GDP.
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