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Back in the 1980s, a young economist — and future Nobel winner — named Richard Thaler began writing a series…

We at Planet Money often scan new economic resesarch for interesting ideas or evidence about the economy or, more broadly,…

Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all…

Earlier this year, the Trump administration shut down USAID and slashed spending on international aid and development. Development advocates worried…

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BERLIN — On a cloudy day in mid-September, I biked across Germany’s capital to meet up with Oliver Richtberg, a…

A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the S&P 500,…

Daniel Erb became a corporate landlord kind of by accident. It started in 2020, when he received his first bonus…

Tourists gather at a parking lot in the center of Berlin, Germany. Greg Rosalsky/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Rosalsky/NPR…