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A Holiday Shopping Spree
by Caitlin Kenney
Dec 2, 2011 — On today's show, we go shopping. We're bringing you stories about how we spend our money and what these purchases teach us about economics.On today's show, we go shopping. We're bringing you stories about how we spend our money and what these purchases teach us about economics.
Why Amazon Loses Money On Every Kindle Fire: The Kindle Fire is a book store, a movie theater and a record shop. And Amazon's the one selling the books, movies and music.
Why A New York Cheese Buyer Hangs On The Euro's Fate: Most of the cheese at Murray's Cheese Shop comes from Europe. And the cheese buyer's bonus hinges on the future of the euro.
The Income Gap, Explained With Candy Corn: The numbers detailing the income gap between rich and poor can be difficult to grasp so we use candy to help explain.
Plus, a story about the kinds of things governments pay for:
When Governments Pay People To Have Babies It's a strategy some countries have adopted to boost falling fertility rates. Here's why it often fails.
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