A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in ArgentinaThe Nobel-prize winning economist Simon Kuznets once analyzed the world’s economies this w […]

“Based on a true story”When a group of amateur investors rallied around the stock for GameStop back in 2021, the story blew up the internet. News outlets around the […]

How to launder $600 million on the internetErin Plante is a private detective who specializes in chasing down stolen cryptocurrency. In March of 2022, she got the […]

China’s weakening economy in two IndicatorsIn China, data on the economy is sometimes difficult to come by. The Chinese government has put a pause on releasing […]

Is economists’ favorite tool to crush inflation broken?When economists and policymakers talk about getting inflation under control, there’s an assumption they o […]

The prince of prints and his prints of PrinceIn 1981, photographer Lynn Goldsmith took a portrait of the musician Prince. It’s a pretty standard headshot — it’ […]

How to fight a patent pirateBack in the 1990s, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar was in his office in New Delhi when he came across a puzzling story in the newspaper. Some […]

Summer School 8: Graduation and the Guppy TankCongratulations to the Planet Money Summer School Class of 2023! Today, you become masters of business […]

The secret entrance that sidesteps Hollywood picket linesAcross Hollywood right now, writers and actors are picketing in front of studio lots. They’re walking b […]

Summer School 7: Negotiating and the empathetic nibbleHow do you get the best deal? How do you know you’re getting the best deal? Whether you’re talking down the […]

Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of itDo you work more for more money? Or work less for more time? For some, this is the ultimate economic choice. Every […]

Summer School 6: Operations and 25,000 roses“It’s difficult to control everything,” says our guest professor for this week, Santiago Gallino. “What is not difficu […]

The new Biden plan that could still erase your student loansThis summer, the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of b […]

Summer School 5: Tech and the innovator’s dilemmaFor anyone running a business, technology is both threat and opportunity. Today, we run through techniques […]

A tarot card reading for the U.S. economyPredicting the future of the economy is always a dicey proposition. That is especially true after more than three years of […]

Summer School 4: Marketing and the Ultimate Hose NozzleIn this session of Planet Money Summer School, we are getting the word out about your brand. How do you […]

Tackle your medical debt with Life KitThere’s an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn’t mea […]

Did two honesty researchers fabricate their data?Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino are two of the biggest stars in behavioral science. Both have conducted blockbuster […]

Summer School 3: Accounting and The Last SupperUsually, the first class that an MBA student takes is accounting. That involves, yes, equations and counting […]

Planet Money Paper ClubWe 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 […]