The Institute for Humane Studies invites you to join us for a conversation with Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University, about his new book (with David Cutler) “Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation” (Penguin, 2021) on Friday, May 20, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET.
Cities are indispensable engines of intimacy, inspiration, innovative dynamism, and wealth creation, but they face significant threats in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Glaeser and Cutler assess the future of cities. What, they ask, will distinguish those that flourish from those that don’t? They argue addressing inequities in health care and education will make the difference between our collective good health and a downward spiral.
Steven Levitt, William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and co-author of “Freakonomics,” calls “Survival of the City” “a work of stunning brilliance.” “Inside Higher Ed” calls it “a book that should be read and discussed by anyone concerned with the future of cities.”
IHS Senior Program Officer Brad Jackson will host the conversation on May 20, which will take place on Zoom and will be followed by Q&A.
