Beach reads with a side of economics

海滩阅读经济学的一面

The Indicator from Planet Money

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2024-08-13

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It's that time of year when we want to lie on a beach and lose ourselves in a good book. Today on the show, three summer reading recs that got our hosts thinking about economics. Remember, anything read on the beach is, in fact, a "beach read." Books recommended in this episode: • Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (B&N, Bookshop) • Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World by Tom Chivers (B&N, Bookshop) • Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein (B&N, Bookshop) Related episodes: How Asimov's 'Foundation' has inspired economists (Apple / Spotify) The carbon coin: A novel idea Beach reads for econ nerds For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • NPR.

  • Hey.

  • Hey, Whelan.

  • Whatcha reading there?

  • Oh, hey, Adrienne.

  • You know, I'm just engaged in my usual summer diet of thrillers and romance novels.

  • And what about you guys?

  • I want to hear what you're reading, anything related to the show?

  • Oh, like do I have a, a summer reading recommendation with an economic bent to it?

  • Exactly.

  • I mean, after all, this is the indicator from planet money.

  • I'm Waylon Wong.

  • I'm Adrienne Ma.

  • And I'm Darian woods.

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