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Two Indicators: The economics of innovation
Innovation is crucial for game-changing advancements in society, whether it's treatments for serious diseases, developments in AI technology, or rock…
3 years, 1 month ago
The town that changed economics
In the early 90s, when a young economist named Michael Kremer finished his PhD, there had been a few economic studies based on randomized trials. But…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Spider-Man Problem (update)
(Note: This episode originally ran back in 2022.)
This past weekend, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had the second largest domestic opening of 20…
3 years, 1 month ago
AI Podcast 3.0: Dial M for Mechanization
It's the thrilling conclusion to our three-part series on AI — the world premiere of the first episode of Planet Money written by AI. In Part 1 of th…
3 years, 1 month ago
AI Podcast 2.0: The host in the machine
In Part 1 of this series, AI proved that it could use real research and real interviews to write an original script for an episode of Planet Money. O…
3 years, 1 month ago
AI Podcast 1.0: Rise of the machines
We used to think some jobs were safe from automation. Though machines have transformed industries like agriculture and manufacturing, the conventiona…
3 years, 1 month ago
Green energy gridlock
Lyle Jack wants to build a wind farm on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. But to make the project work, he has to connect that wind farm to…
3 years, 1 month ago
Predictions: Jobs!
It's time for another installment of ... Planet Money Predictions! *air horn*
Last year, we invited two economic forecasters to tell us what they saw…
3 years, 2 months ago
How AI could help rebuild the middle class
For the last four decades, technology has been mostly a force for greater inequality and a shrinking middle class. But new empirical evidence suggest…
3 years, 2 months ago
Inflation and the Profit-Price Spiral
Economists say that inflation is just too much money chasing too few goods.
But something else can make inflation stick around.
If you think of the 197…
3 years, 2 months ago