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Hard Social Problems Go Unsolved Or Have Unpopular Answers

Big social problems remain unsolved either because they are genuinely too hard, or because the answers are not that hard but are so unpopular that no one with common sense will pursue them—so a center freed from caring about being liked can carve out a different space by tackling those unpopular-but-effective solutions.

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Speaker

Steven Levitt

Evidence Quote

the big philanthropists are deeply concerned about their image and their perception.

Source

Steven Levitt on Freakonomics and the State of EconomicsEconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:19:15 AM

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