Patrick Chovanec
Contributor
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Patrick Chovanec works as an economist in New York City, and has taught as a professor at China’s Tsinghua University and at Columbia University. He is a private pilot, and author of the recently released book “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly.”
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