Money Talks: The Alexander technique (update)

<p>A hundred years ago, <a href="https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2020/12/19/economists-are-rediscovering-a-lost-heroine?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sadie Alexander became the first African American to receive a PhD in economics</a> and then spent a career fighting racial discrimination. This spring, the American Economic Association made her a distinguished fellow, their first ever posthumous award. We’ve decided to update this episode we first ran in December 2020 looking at her forgotten contributions to the field. Soumaya Keynes hosts.</p><p>Sign up for our new weekly newsletter dissecting the big themes in markets, business and the economy at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/moneytalks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/moneytalks</a></p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions: <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>