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Research at Chicago

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Research at Chicago offers a listen into the research enterprise, innovations, and discoveries being made at the University of Chicago.

Research at Chicago|Thai Family Research Project: How entrepreneurship shapes economies Episode

Robert Townsend, co-director of the Thai Family Research Project, discusses the importance of individual entrepreneurs in shaping local and regional economies and reducing poverty. His findings draw on over 10 years of data collected from nearly 3,000 households throughout Thailand. This research contributed to the creation of The Enterprise Initiative, a new project funded by the John Templeton Foundation which focuses on wealth creation and poverty reduction in developing countries.

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