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Stanford's 'Marriage Pact' Is Actually A Great Way To Understand Economic Markets

Friday, April 09, 2021

At Stanford University, an assignment for a class on markets led to an experiment using economic thinking to match undergrads together romantically. It's a great way to understand many other markets.

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As Material Prices Rise, Economists Say There May Be A New Supercycle Ahead

Friday, March 26, 2021

Prices for materials like copper, soybeans and oil have been rising to the point that some economists are talking about a new 'supercycle' — an event in which prices go high and stay high for years.

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Hello, and Welcome to Planet Money

Friday, May 15, 2020

For our 1,000th episode: a (very) short list of listener favorites! that, if you just started listening, also does a good job introducing what we try to do every week. Thanks for listening!

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Is The Economy Coming Down With Something?

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Planet Money's roundup of a crazy few days in economic news.

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Why We Should All Watch 'American Factory'

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The Netflix documentary is one of the most honest and interesting looks at trade between China and the U.S.

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What Did Wimbledon Teach Us About Genius?

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Federer, Djokovic — and the debate between specialists and generalists.

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Episode 887: You Asked For It, Yet Again

Friday, January 11, 2019

On today's show we answer questions about silver dollars, Venmo, and Brexit. Why? Because you asked!

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Episode 881: The Prisoners Of The Trade War

Friday, December 14, 2018

A truce in the U.S.-China trade war seemed close. And then the arrests started.

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Episode 880: Is Amazon Good For New York?

Friday, December 07, 2018

Amazon is opening a new office in Long Island City, Queens. Critics of the plan say New York got ripped off from a big corporation. We spent a day in the neighborhood asking people what they think.

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Episode 864: The Central (Bankers') Question

Friday, September 14, 2018

We crash a party of central bankers to get an answer to one of the biggest economic questions of our time.

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Episode 859: You Asked For Even More

Friday, August 10, 2018

You have a lot of questions... about tariffs, unemployment rates, and RV dealerships, to name a few. We have answers.

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A Case For Tontines, A Morbid Mix Of Retirement Plan And Lottery

Thursday, October 26, 2017

An ancient financial arrangement, a death pact known as a tontine, may be relevant to today's understanding of insurance, and how it could be cheaper and more efficient.

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