"Incentives matter" and "Trade-offs are everywhere."

As an economist, I live by these principles daily. As a mother, I often lose the argument.

 

While my days are spent analyzing monetary policy and labor markets, my evenings are often devoted negotiating with a teenager who uses my own logic against me. This page takes a lighter look at my life behind the scenes: a collection of candid, humorous, and humbling conversations with my son (recorded between ages 9 and 13).​

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