Book Talk: The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There

Discussion with Owen Zidar, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University on his book, The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There; co-written with Eric Zwick, Joel F. Gemunder Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

From two leading economists, comes a groundbreaking new portrait of the hidden fortunes of Main Street business owners, ordinary Americans who built extraordinary wealth and are quietly rewriting the rules of money and power. Drawing on unprecedented data from a decade of research and vivid real-life stories of entrepreneurs, from a self-made hot-dog stand billionaire to the heirs of an auto dealer, the authors reveal a surprising truth: prosperity is more attainable, more widely distributed, and closer to home than we imagine.

This talk was co-sponsored by The Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Industrial Relations Section, and Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance