Greg Rosalsky
Stories
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Why economists got free trade with China so wrong
The "China Shock" is revisited, and it raises questions about why economists failed to see the costs of free trade.
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Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox
The primer on Jevons paradox that you didn't know you needed.
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This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis
An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.
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This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism
A skateboarder presented an unusual paper at this year's big meeting of American economists.
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What America's top economists are saying about AI and inequality
Planet Money attended the annual meeting of American economists — and the most popular topic this year was artificial intelligence.
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How the holidays could be affecting your medical care
A new study suggests that holidays can affect your provider's decision making.
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The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.
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America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West
Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.
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Americans are using AI at fairly high rates. What does this mean for the economy?
A new study finds that Americans have adopted generative AI faster than personal computers and the internet. Does this mean we're about to see a long-awaited increase in productivity growth?
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Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?
Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place?
