Susan Mayer's guest appearances

Susan Mayer

EconTalk

The Assignment Notebook - Zach Weiss

Be Inspired

Alain De Botton

Reid Hoffman

Jordan Peterson

Yuval Harari

Benedict Evans

Tyler Cowen

Patrick Collison

Marc Andreessen

David Zetland

Chuck Klosterman

Alison Wolf

Erica Sandberg

Yuval Levin

David Epstein

Jason Zweig

OwlTail

Susan Mayer grew up in a Parish in rural Louisiana. Inspired by her grandparent who were home builders she pursued an education in Architecture at Louisiana Tech and ultimately changed her career path to Historical Preservation.

Sociologist Susan Mayer of the University of Chicago talks about her book What Money Can't Buy with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Mayer reports on her research which found that giving poor parents money had little measured effect on improving the lives of their children. She emphasizes the importance of accurately understanding the challenges facing children in poverty if the goal is to actually help them. She concludes that there is no simple way to help the most vulnerable children and that strategies to help them must recognize this reality. The conversation ends with a discussion of the potential role of education and parenting practices to help children in poor families.

<p>Sociologist Susan Mayer of the University of Chicago talks about her book What Money Can't Buy with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Mayer reports on her research which found that giving poor parents money had little measured effect on improving the lives of their children. She emphasizes the importance of accurately understanding the challenges facing children in poverty if the goal is to actually help them. She concludes that there is no simple way to help the most vulnerable children and that strategies to help them must recognize this reality. The conversation ends with a discussion of the potential role of education and parenting practices to help children in poor families.</p>

Susan Mayer on What Money Can't Buy

Your assignment this week is to talk to a family member and ask for a family recipe! Talk to your parents, grandparents, or anyone who has a recipe that will give you family nostalgia! Me and my mom baked cookies and made pulled pork. Next week, your assignment is to watch The West Wing. We're going to be focusing on s1ep14 and ep15, "Take This The Sabbath," and "Celestial Navigation." and that is due in a week! Follow us on twitter.com/dueinaweek and facebook.com/dueinaweek

Your assignment this week is to talk to a family member and ask for a family recipe! Talk to your parents, grandparents, or anyone who has a recipe that will give you family nostalgia! Me and my mom baked cookies and made pulled pork. Next week, your assignment is to watch The West Wing. We're going to be focusing on s1ep14 and ep15, "Take This The Sabbath," and "Celestial Navigation." and that is due in a week! Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/dueinaweek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/dueinaweek</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/dueinaweek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/dueinaweek</a>

Family Recipes w/ Susan Mayer