Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Planet Money

Stacey Vanek Smith is a reporter for Planet Money, where she covers business and economics. Stacey came to NPR from Marketplace, where she was a correspondent and fill-in host, most recently in Marketplace's New York bureau.

While at Marketplace, Stacey was part of a collaboration with The New York Times, where she explored the relationship between money and marriage. She was also part of Marketplace's live shows, where she produced a series of pieces on getting her data mined.

Stacey is a native of Idaho and grew up working on her parents' cattle ranch. She is a graduate of Princeton University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and creative writing. She also holds a master's in broadcast journalism from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn.

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Planet Money: On Why India Made Most Of Its Money Worthless

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Amid Panic Over Worthless Cash, Some In India See Opportunity

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Evaluating India's Radical Experiment In Eliminating High-Value Currency

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People line up outside a bank to exchange old currency notes with new ones on November 10, 2016 in New Delhi India. Shams Qari/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption

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Episode 771: When India's Cash Disappeared, Part Two

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Anil Bokil, a mechanical engineer by training, had a plan for demonetization. He presented it to now Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2013. Chhavi Sachdev /NPR hide caption

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Episode 770: When India's Cash Disappeared, Part One

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Episode 768: A Chat With Ben Bernanke

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Episode 650: The Business Genius Behind Get Out

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Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax Filing Process

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When Argentina Elected A Populist President, Some Companies Left The Country

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How A Law Is Implemented Depends On A President's Rules

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Article 50 Will Guide United Kingdom's Exit From The European Union

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In India, Citizens Rush To Exchange Defunct Rupee Notes

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Presidential Campaigns Spend $40 Per Vote In 1 Arizona County

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How An Engineer's Desperate Experiment Created Fracking

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