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Remember pagers? They were huge in the 80s — these little devices that could receive short messages. Sir Mix-A-Lot even had a song about them! But then cell pho…
Economics Job Market Rumors is a website that's half a job information Wiki, where people post about what's going on inside economics departments, and half a di…
Today on the show, hosts from Planet Money and The Indicator debate the economic indicators of this year and next year. First up, we try to identify the figure …
There's this fundamental question in economics that has proven really hard to answer: What's a good way to help people out of poverty? The old-school way was to…
After very high inflation, the United States is finally feeling some relief in the form of "disinflation." But, why exactly has inflation slowed down? Three Pla…
When you sit down to watch the Oscars, what you are really watching is the final battle in a months-long war of financial engineering and campaign strategy. Bec…
When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly all the federal taxes on that rum must be sent to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It's…
Why do video game workers offer labor at a discount? How can you design a video game for blind and sighted players? Does that design have lessons for other indu…
By one estimate, 40 percent of American workers get laid off at least once in their careers. And when that happens, companies will often say, "It's not personal…
On today's episode, we ride through the streets of San Francisco with a long-time junkman, Jon Rolston. Jon has spent the last two decades clearing out houses a…
