Predicting the future of the economy is always a dicey proposition. That is especially true after more than three years of pandemic-related economic weirdness. ...

In this session of Planet Money Summer School, we are getting the word out about your brand. How do you convince consumers to buy your product, even if they ...

There’s an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn’t mean you have to pay that ...

Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino are two of the biggest stars in behavioral science. Both have conducted blockbuster research into how to make people more honest, ...

Usually, the first class that an MBA student takes is accounting. That involves, yes, equations and counting widgets…but it’s more than that. ...

We here at Planet Money love economics papers. And that is also the case for so many of the economists we speak with. For them, new research can explain ...

For episode 2 of Planet Money Summer School, we are talking strategy. You have your million dollar business idea, and maybe some money in your pocket to get it ...

When you make an account online or install an app, you are probably entering into a legally enforceable contract. Even if you never signed anything. These ...

Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here. Planet Money Summer School is back! It’s the free economics class you can take from anywhere… ...

When it comes to big questions about the economy, we’re still kind of in the dark ages. Why do some economies grow so much faster than others? How long ...

Two stories today. First, as we start to understand post-affirmative action America, we look to a natural experiment 25 years ago, when California ended the ...

Back in the 90s, Ivan Lozano Ortega was in charge of Bogota’s wildlife rescue center. And he kept getting calls from the airport to come deal with… ...

The shocks of the pandemic economy gave us a bunch of enormous natural experiments, which helped to prove or disprove conventional economic thinking. Take, for ...

In 1978, a young man named Mike Shanks started a moving business in the north end of Seattle. It was just him and a truck — a pretty small operation. Things ...

Twins are used to fielding all sorts of questions, like “Can you read each other’s minds?” or “Can you feel each other’s ...

People come from all over the world to work in U.S. tech. And during the tech boom years, the industry relied heavily on foreign workers. This is how we built ...

Innovation is crucial for game-changing advancements in society, whether it’s treatments for serious diseases, developments in AI technology, or rocket ...

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 they were ...

(Note: This episode originally ran back in 2022.) This past weekend, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had the second largest domestic opening of 2023, ...

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 this ...