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Weighing the economics of airing a live car chase

by Jenny Ament
May 8, 2015
Balancing the demand for drama and the potential danger.
Motorists wave as police cars pursue the Ford Bronco (white, R) driven by Al Cowlings, carrying fugitive murder suspect O.J. Simpson, on a 90-minute slow-speed car chase June 17, 1994 on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California.
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Your Wallet: What are you waiting for?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Mar 20, 2015
The economics of waiting.
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Explaining deflation: Why falling prices can be bad news

by Paddy Hirsch
Feb 25, 2015
Falling prices can be great for the economy ... until they turn into deflation.
dictionary definition of deflation
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Your Wallet: Where you fall on the economic ladder

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 20, 2015
How did you get where you are?
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You too can have a Nobel Prize

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 17, 2015
...if you have at least $150,000 to spare
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The psychology behind cheating

by Eliza Mills
Feb 6, 2015
Duke professor and dishonesty expert Dan Ariely explains why people cheat in business and in life.
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Will global temperature rise inspire a behavior shift?

by Eliza Mills
Jan 23, 2015
2014 was the hottest year on record. What's next for climate change policy and economics?
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Weekend brunch: Apple starts making the rules and economic pickles

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 5, 2014
Reuters' Ben Walsh and Nicolas Carlson from Business Insider talk about the week's news.
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Adapting microfinance to the 21st century

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 7, 2013
The father of microfinance, economist Muhammad Yunus, discusses the future of the microlending industry.
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U.S. economy to 'grow' 3% under new GDP calculation

by Noel King
Apr 22, 2013
The U.S. economy will grow by 3 percent this summer, due to a change in the data used to calculate GDP.
With a chart showing federal spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the background, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Budget Committee March 12, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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