On this episode of AEI’s Idea Makers podcast, our guest is Ed Conard, a visiting scholar at AEI, long time partner with Bain Capital, and author of “Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy is Wrong.”

In the conversation, Mr. Conard provides an inside look at careers in investment banking, consulting, and private equity. He argues that the main value of early jobs is training and experience, rather than salary—and explains why in the middle of his career he decided to work for Mitt Romney at Bain Capital without compensation. A best-selling author, Mr. Conard also makes the case for why we should sincerely pursue the truth in a world full of propaganda. Listen below:

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