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"The Workers Cup"

Inside the "kafala" migrant labor system

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Nov 18, 2022
The system has come under scrutiny over alleged human rights and labor abuses during the construction preceding the World Cup.
Foreign laborers make up the overwhelming majority of Qatar. The country's "sponsorship" system has come under scrutiny from human rights activists in the leadup to the World Cup.
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"The Workers Cup"

Who built Qatar’s World Cup stadiums?

by David Brancaccio and The Econ Extra Credit Team
Nov 3, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #125
"The Workers Cup" follows one team of migrant workers who are building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and also playing in a soccer tournament of their own organized for the construction workers.
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"The Workers Cup"

How expensive is it to host the World Cup or Olympics?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Nov 3, 2022
The upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar is unlikely to recoup its economic costs and might be costly to the country's image too.
For most cities, hosting large, global events is a pricey endeavor with questionable economic benefits. Qatar is unlikely to recoup its costs for the upcoming soccer World Cup, according to professor Victor Matheson.
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Tower Records stores have actually been thriving all this time — in Japan

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 1, 2022
In the age of streaming, we looked into why physical music remains popular in the world’s second largest music market.
Tower Records' major location in Japan. Located in Shibuya, a big finance and commercial hub in Tokyo.
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"All Things Must Pass"

The playlist we promised

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Oct 27, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #123
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Buying vinyl is a sign of true fandom and Taylor Swift knows it

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Oct 21, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #123
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From the cash register to the corner office: is climbing the corporate ladder still possible?

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 17, 2022
Tower Records offers a surprising lesson on career mobility within companies.
A Tower Records store is shown in Cambridge, MA.
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"All Things Must Pass"

The benefits of promoting from within

by David Brancaccio and The Econ Extra Credit Team
Oct 14, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #122
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The rise and fall of Tower Records

by David Brancaccio
Oct 6, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #121
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"Slay the Dragon"

Gerrymandering is about economics too

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Sep 22, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #119
Protesters attend a rally for "Fair Maps" in Washington, DC.
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