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Mar 2023
52m 32s

537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.

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In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the economist Amy Finkelstein explains why insurance markets are broken and how to fix them. Also: why can’t you buy divorce insurance? 
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