Episodes from the “Planet Money” series by NPR

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Title Pirates

The long view of economics and immigration (Two Indicators)

The great German land lottery

The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made

What markets bet President Trump will do

Moving to the American dream? (update)

The veteran loan calamity

So your data was stolen in a data breach

Why do hospitals keep running out of generic drugs?

Romance on the screen and on the page: Two Indicators

The Subscription Trap

We asked 188 economists. And the survey says...

So imPORTant: Bananas, frogs, and... Bob's??

Can cap and trade work in the US?

What's up with all the ads for law firms?

How Venezuela imploded (update)

What's THAT got to do with economics?

Veep-onomics

How to save 10,000 fingers

Can money buy happiness?