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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives
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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

Cardiff picked our final installment of favorites week. We learn about an experiment that led to more low-income students attending an elite college. Sometimes all it takes is the right nudge.

Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

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Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos
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Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos

This favorite episode comes in the form of a mystery. Corn prices were falling, but the price of Fritos in the White House press corps break room went up by 20%. The Indicator was on the case.

Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos

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Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor
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Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

It wouldn't be favorites week at The Indicator without the yield curve. Meet it again for the first time in this classic from the first time Cardiff brought it to the show.

Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

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Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail
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Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail

This week we're picking our favorite Indicators and adding a little behind the scenes peek. Today, the first time Stacey and Cardiff realized they share a taste for the bizarre in podcasting.

Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready to Retail

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Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

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Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

We look at housing prices in Montana, an oil market milestone, and give a fond farewell. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

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Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well
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Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

On this very special episode of Indicators of the Week, we talk about the decline of demand for gasoline and reflect on the past three years of the show with Cardiff.

Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

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The Virtual Office
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The Virtual Office

The Indicator team has been working remotely for about a year now. While remote work has its perks, sometimes we miss sharing an office space. Can virtual reality help bridge the gap?

The Virtual Office

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Schmoozing And The Gender Gap
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Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

Women now make up nearly half of entry level work workers, but there's still a gap higher up on the corporate ladder. One possibility for why this is happening? Schmoozing.

Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

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Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week
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Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

On Indicators of the week, we discuss the Suez Canal blockage hindering global trade and the stock market recovery since last year's low point. Plus, listeners chime in with their indicators!

Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

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Facebook And The News: It's Complicated
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Facebook And The News: It's Complicated

Many media outlets think they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?

Facebook And The News: It’s Complicated

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Myths And Realities Of America's Rural Economy
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Myths And Realities Of America's Rural Economy

Rural communities are sometimes perceived as farmland with a homogenous population, but economist Gbenga Ajilore helps us explain the demographic and economic diversity within Rural America.

Myths And Realities Of America’s Rural Economy

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Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty
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Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty

On the show, we look back at the number of people globally who fell into poverty last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and look forward to where U.S. interest rates are projected to stay until 2023.

Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty

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The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

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The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

The music industry has boomed thanks to streaming, but with thousands of new songs being added to platforms everyday, sometimes royalties slip through the cracks unpaid. $424 million worth of royalties, to be exact.

The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

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