Worth the Risk: Allison Schrager on the Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking Chances

Fri 18 Dec · Venue to be confirmed

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2026-12-18T00:30:00.000Z 2026-12-18T02:00:00.000Z VIRTUAL America/Chicago Economist Allison Schrager joins host Alaka Halder to discuss her new book, Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take . Prosperity requires risk-taking. People have to pursue opportunities: leave jobs, start businesses and families, and invest in things that may fail, without knowing if they’ll land on their feet. Schrager attributes America’s prosperity in part to the fact that its people have historically been unusually open to such gambles.

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