2022-03-27
33 分钟It's not my fault, and it's not my problem, and also, it's not my responsibility.
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Stephen Dubner, and you're listening to no stupid questions.
Today on the show.
Is everything we thought we knew about food deserts wrong?
You mean for that two dollar burger, I can get 600 calories?
Give me two.
Yeah.
More bang for your buck.
Steven, I read this paper from QJE.
Economists call it the kuge.
Wait, do they really call it Kuge?
They do.
All right, now I'm feeling slightly embarrassed.
I didn't know that.
Can I just say, not knowing that economists call the quarterly journal of Economics the cuge should not be a source of embarrassment for anyone.
It might be a badge of pride.
Correct.
Well, I was reading the que, and I was reading, in particular, this article about food deserts.
And I know we've talked a little bit about our affection mutual for Trader Joe's.