Sarah Abraham

MIT

Guest

PhD candidate in economics at MIT

Sarah Abraham on KCRW

We’ve known for decades that the rich live longer than the poor. But it turns out the size of that gap depends on where you live.

The Poor Live Longer in Los Angeles

We’ve known for decades that the rich live longer than the poor. But it turns out the size of that gap depends on where you live.

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