Govt 8: Graduation LIVE!
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Govt 7: Trade blocks and blockages (Trade Policy)
Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here . Tariffs are the favorite tool of our current president, but there are lots of other w...
Govt 6: When the markets need fixing (Market Design)
In economics, a market is a place (even virtual) where buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods or services. Economists love markets. I...
Govt 5: The many ways governments influence industry (Industrial Policy)
LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. Traditional economics says the market is guided by the forces of supply and demand. Custom...
Govt 4: Our National Rulemaker (Regulations)
LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here . (Planet Money+ supporters get a 10 percent discount off their tickets. Listen to the July...
Govt 3: You are what you pay for (Budgets)
Although it seems like the government can spend an endless amount of money, it cannot actually do all the things it wants to do. So the big...
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thriv...
Govt 2: How taxes change behavior and the economy (Taxes)
We all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior? This week on Summer School, Profess...
Govt 1: Why Are Some Countries Rich and Some Countries Poor? (Institutions)
Government. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as being independent from political influence. But Nobel la...
History 8: Big ideas and life lessons from Marx, Keynes and Smith and more
Take the 2024 Planet Money Summer School Quiz here to earn your personalized diploma! Find all the episodes from this season of Summer Schoo...
History 7: The Great Depression, the New Deal and how it changed our economy
Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here . And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School . When we last...
History 6: China, Taiwan and how nations grow rich
Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here . And follow along on TikTok...
History 5: 250 years of trade history in three chapters
Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here . And follow along on TikTok...
History 4: Banker vs president and the birth of the dollar
Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here . And follow along on TikTok...
History 3: The first stock and perpetual life
Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here . And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok h...
History 2: The golden ages of labor and looms
Who has the power? Workers or bosses? It changes through the ages, though it's usually the bosses. Today, we look at two key moments when th...
History 1: Money and the stone coin at the bottom of the sea
Planet Money Summer School is back for eight weeks. Join as we travel back in time to find the origins of our economic way of life. Today we...
MBA 8: Graduation and the Guppy Tank
Congratulations to the Planet Money Summer School Class of 2023! Today, you become masters of business administration... spelled with lower-...
MBA 7: Negotiating and the empathetic nibble
How do you get the best deal? How do you know you're getting the best deal? Whether you're talking down the price of a car or talking up you...
MBA 6: Operations and 25,000 roses
"It's difficult to control everything," says our guest professor for this week, Santiago Gallino. "What is not difficult is to plan for ever...