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The Secret Economics Behind Only Fans, Tarrifs, and Government Grocery Stores

What’s that you say – you want an interview with an economist who has both a great sense of humor and movie star good looks? Well look no further, friends. Matt Hill teaches economics at the University of Southern California, and is the creator and host of Econ Nerds, a project devoted to finding the economics hiding in everyday life. It’s like Freakonomics for the YouTube and Substack age.

Matt has the rare ability to take economic ideas that normally require a textbook, a slide rule, and three hits of Adderall to get your head around and turns them into entertaining stories about things…

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