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The secret entrance that sidesteps Hollywood picket lines

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Europe gets more vacations than the U.S. Here are some reasons why.

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MBA 6: Operations and 25,000 roses

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A tarot card reading for the U.S. economy

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MBA 4: Marketing and the Ultimate Hose Nozzle

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Summer School 4: Marketing and the Ultimate Hose Nozzle

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Fabricated data in research about honesty. You can't make this stuff up. Or, can you?

Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino are two of the biggest stars in behavioral science. Both have conducted blockbuster research into how to make people more honest, research we've highlighted on Planet Money. The two worked together on a paper about how to "nudge" people to be more honest on things like forms or tax returns. Their trick: move the location where people attest that they have filled in a form honestly from the bottom of the form to the top.

Fabricated data in research about honesty. You can't make this stuff up. Or, can you?

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Summer School 2: Competition and the cheaper sneaker

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Surprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts took over the internet

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Sometimes, it can seem like economists — especially macroeconomists — don't really understand the economy at all. But that stereotype isn't entirely fair, according to Emi Nakamura. She's a professor at UC Berkeley who is pioneering clever ways to clear up some of the deepest mysteries in macroeconomics. Genevieve Shiffrar/Courtesy of Emi Nakamura hide caption

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