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536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap?
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Most travelers want the cheapest flight they can find. Airlines, meanwhile, need to manage volatile fuel costs, a pricey workforce, and complex logistics. So ...

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535. Why Is Flying Safer Than Driving?
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Thanks to decades of work by airlines and regulators, plane crashes are nearly a thing of the past. Can we do the same for cars? (Part 2 of “Freakonomics Radio ...

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534. Air Travel Is a Miracle. Why Do We Hate It?
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It’s an unnatural activity that has become normal. You’re stuck in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers (and strange smells), defying gravity and racing ...

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Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update)
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Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of that argument. Here’s everything there is ...

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The Economics of Everyday Things: Used Hotel Soaps
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Hotel guests adore those cute little soaps, but is it just a one-night stand? In our fourth episode of The Economics of Everyday Things, Zachary Crockett ...

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533. Will the Democrats “Make America Great Again”?
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For decades, the U.S. let globalization run its course and hoped China would be an ally. Now the Biden administration is spending billions to bring high-tech ...

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The Economics of Everyday Things: “My Sharona”
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Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out in the third episode of our newest podcast, The Economics of ...

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Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update)
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The economist Kate Raworth says the aggressive pursuit of G.D.P. is trashing the planet and shortchanging too many people. She has proposed an alternative — ...

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The Economics of Everyday Things: Girl Scout Cookies
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How does America’s cutest sales force get billions of Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs into our hands every year? Zachary Crockett finds out in the ...

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532. Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?
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When small businesses get bought by big investors, the name may stay the same — but customers and employees can feel the difference. (Part 2 of 2.)

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