“Insurance is sexy.” Discuss.

Economist and co-scientific director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) North America Amy Finkelstein explains to Freakonomics Radio Book Club why insurance markets are broken and how to fix them.

“Insurance is sexy.” Discuss.

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