Episodes (Page 19)
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Federal Reserve policy decisions are made by fallible people, not just data
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Planet Money's annual Valentine's Day tradition celebrating economic and data-driven topics they love
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Supermarket ice cream freezers show clear market segmentation: Ben & Jerry's dominates chunky flavors while Häagen-Dazs focuses on smooth varieties
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Day care market suffers from information asymmetry and price controls: parents can't access costs upfront and long waitlists indicate prices are too low
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Two hosts face a Groundhog Day curse during the annual Punxsutawney Phil tradition on February 2nd
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Three economists share how influential economics papers shaped their careers and worldview at crucial moments in their professional lives
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Monopoly is one of history's best-selling board games, often associated with American rags-to-riches capitalism narrative
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Charles Ponzi's financial scheme and its historical significance in naming perpetual fraud schemes
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Truck driving industry transformed from symbol of freedom to debt-laden profession
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Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target serves as central economic mantra and mandate
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Planet Money hosts analyze Frank Capra's 1946 film 'It's A Wonderful Life' through economic lens
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Economics lessons can be extracted from beloved children's literature and books
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Annual year-end follow-up on previous stories including CEO exiting Russian operations during Ukraine war
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Planet Money and The Indicator hosts debate which economic indicator best defined 2022's major changes
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Jeff Guo argues that gift-giving has economic virtues despite cold economic reasoning suggesting inefficiency
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ESG investing
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Investigation into anomaly where sports ticket prices defy inflation trends affecting other sectors
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Congress permits consumers to sue illegal telemarketers for $500 per call under consumer protection laws
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Jelle Peterse's cheese company faces supply chain problem: dairy racks not returning from international shipments
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Computing pioneers included significant numbers of women for decades with growing female representation