Episode 275: Economics Is About A Lot More Than Money

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English - May 18, 2022 14:30 - 39 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 336 ratings
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Most of what the public knows about economics is really macroeconomics - the field of economics that deals with interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and GDP. Economics is really about human behavior, and there’s a lot more to it than simply macroeconomics. Economist Matt Ryan joins us this week to talk about his work in applying economics to interesting topics from sports betting to police making traffic stops.

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