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Obama’s Stand-Up Economist

January/February 2017

For Austan Goolsbee, PhD ’95, doing his bit for the country meant helping tackle the recession—and performing a little comedy on the side.

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Obama’s Stand-Up Economist
For Austan Goolsbee, PhD ’95, doing his bit for the country meant helping tackle the recession—and performing a little comedy on the side.
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