LEVITT: Amanda and Lily were born four months apart. And you would say, “I will not be bribed. And everyone else would do what normal people do, which is to respond to incentives. Oh, if you’ll clean up your room, we’ll go get ice cream. And all your sisters and brother would jump at incentives. Positive and sometimes negative to try to get people to do things. So we were a household where, as you might imagine, since I’m an economist, there were a lot of incentives used. LEVITT: Now, I have to say it surprises me a little bit you’re minoring econ because at least when you were young, you did not seem to be a budding economist. LILY: I’m majoring in psych and minoring in econ. LEVITT: So Lily, you go to Vassar College. Lily, on the other hand, typically has a lot to say and has always had very strong opinions. She prefers to express herself through music, photography and writing. She sometimes struggles to find the right words when she speaks. LEVITT: My daughter Amanda tends to be shy and soft-spoken. Is that true?ĪMANDA: I’m not feeling that nervous right now, but yeah, I’m not a fan of interviews and being recorded. LEVITT: I’m guessing you’re not that excited to be here today, talking with me, Amanda. We’ve talked a lot about parenting on this podcast, but today you get to actually see me in action as a parent and there can be little doubt that I am way better at being an economist than I am at being a parent. LEVITT: I suspect you will see a very different side of me today. Welcome to People I (Mostly) Admire, with Steve Levitt. They’re thoughtful 21-year-olds trying to figure out their place in the world, which isn’t always easy. My two guests today are my oldest daughters, Amanda and Lily, and while they haven’t yet won a Nobel Prize, like my other illustrious guests, I think they’ll have something interesting to say. Steven LEVITT: Today’s episode is a little different.

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