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500. What Exactly Is College For?
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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