Welcome to another edition of Indicators of the Week! On today's show, the large downward revision to jobs numbers, the awkward release of that news and a survey that asks U.S. workers for the minimum salary they would accept a new job for.
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Getting more men into so-called pink collar jobs (Apple / Spotify)
Do I need a four-year degree? (Apple / Spotify)
Indicator exploder: jobs and inflation
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Biden’s beef with bad customer service
Earlier this month, the White House unveiled a new initiative aimed at trying to serve and protect American consumers: Time is Money.
It's an array of actions the Biden Harris administration is taking to stomp out business processes that waste consumers time and money, like, for example, making it unnecessarily difficult to cancel a subscription, get an airline ticket refund, or file an insurance claim.
On today's episode: In a competitive market, companies want to treat their customers well or else they'll lose their customers to competitors ... so why does the White House want to intervene in this area of the free market?
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Junk fees, unfilled jobs, jackpot
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It's an array of actions the Biden Harris administration is taking to stomp out business processes that waste consumers time and money, like, for example, making it unnecessarily difficult to cancel a subscription, get an airline ticket refund, or file an insurance claim.
On today's episode: In a competitive market, companies want to treat their customers well or else they'll lose their customers to competitors ... so why does the White House want to intervene in this area of the free market?
Related Episode:
Junk fees, unfilled jobs, jackpot
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Cato Daily Podcast - Ukraine’s Moves in Russia Should Mean More Cautious US Policy
The US ought to take a step back from the war in Ukraine. Doug Bandow explains why.
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Curious City - Chicago Once Had An “Ugly Law”
Many cities around the country once had a so-called ugly law that targeted poor and disabled people. Chicago’s law stayed on the books until the 1970s.
The Indicator from Planet Money - What is the deal with car rentals?
Like several aspects of the travel economy, renting a car is more expensive than it was before the pandemic. Today on the show, we explore the great reset happening in the U.S. rental car industry that's kept prices elevated, left fleets leaner, and customers frustrated.
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The semiconductor shortage (still)
Offloading EVs, vacating offices and reaping windfalls
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The semiconductor shortage (still)
Offloading EVs, vacating offices and reaping windfalls
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The Indicator from Planet Money - So, how’s this No Tax On Tips thing gonna go?
By now, you've probably heard a lot from both presidential nominees about getting rid of taxes on tips.
The idea may sound good on first go, but it has its detractors, namely economists and tax experts. Their fears include unfairness and people gaming the system.
On today's episode, how to put in place guardrails for a policy that many economists believe is likely to go off the rails.
Related episode:
Why Americans Can't Quit Tipping
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The idea may sound good on first go, but it has its detractors, namely economists and tax experts. Their fears include unfairness and people gaming the system.
On today's episode, how to put in place guardrails for a policy that many economists believe is likely to go off the rails.
Related episode:
Why Americans Can't Quit Tipping
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Is endless vacation a scam?
Unlimited paid time off may sound like a nice perk, but it's not always what it appears. Employers aren't typically obligated to pay out unused vacation balances when a worker leaves, and it can be hard for workers to understand just how much time they can actually take off.
And yet ... endless leave?? It doesn't sound so bad.
Today on the show, is unlimited paid time off really a benefit? We try to figure out whether it works.
Related episodes:
Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of it (Apple / Spotify)
The 28-Hour Work Week
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And yet ... endless leave?? It doesn't sound so bad.
Today on the show, is unlimited paid time off really a benefit? We try to figure out whether it works.
Related episodes:
Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of it (Apple / Spotify)
The 28-Hour Work Week
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are companies making more money from their customers?
Recent reports claimed the average global mark-up, the difference between the price of production and the price that product is sold for, rose from 7% in 1980 to 59% by 2020.
So is this true? Are some companies choosing to charge us more than ever for their products?
We investigate the accuracy of these claims, and which companies are responsible with the help of Jan Eeckhout a Professor of Economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona
Presenter: Kate Lamble Producer: Beth Ashmead Latham Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon
The Indicator from Planet Money - Mortgage applications, China’s housing and … Carrie Bradshaw?
It's ... Indicators of the Week! We cover the numbers in the news that you should know about. This week, we cover mortgage applications increasing, China's home prices decreasing, and Carrie Bradshaw ... Indices-ing?
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When mortgage rates are too low to give up
Are both rents AND interest rates too dang high?
The highs and lows of US rents
The mess at the heart of China's economy
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Related Episodes:
When mortgage rates are too low to give up
Are both rents AND interest rates too dang high?
The highs and lows of US rents
The mess at the heart of China's economy
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Cato Daily Podcast - Candidates Should Stop Pushing Special Tax Carveouts
Presidential candidates Harris and Trump both seem amenable to special tax benefits for their favored groups of voters, be they tipped workers or recipients of Social Security benefits. Is that good tax policy? Adam Michel explains.
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