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Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School)

Planet Money by NPR

Jul 24, 202638:38Business

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions facing humanity. In Kenya and Nigeria, economics isn’t just theory, it’s real life. We’ll look...

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