A professor of economics and public policy at Princeton University, Zidar (Class of '08) will discuss his just-published, ground-breaking book. Drawing on unprecedented data from a decade of research and vivid real-life stories of entrepreneurs―from a self-made hot-dog stand billionaire to the heirs of an auto dealer―Zidar and co-author Erich Zwick reveal a surprising truth: prosperity is more attainable, more widely distributed, and closer to home than we imagine. A multitude of Americans have built staggering fortunes by running often unglamorous businesses far from the spotlight. A quiet revolution in the business world―the rise of “pass-through” firms like S-corporations and partnerships―supercharged this wealth, channeling vast income directly to business owners rather than traditional corporations. Sponsored by the Political Economy Project and co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Center.