Tim Harford assesses how global poverty is measured, as the World Bank releases the latest figures on the number of people living on less than a dollar a day. What progress has been made, and how useful a benchmark is this ?dollar a day? global poverty line? This programme was originally broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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Retailers and automakers post strong results for February. Online review site Yelp goes public. And Google's new privacy policy goes into effect. Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar. Plus, we talk Apple, China, and the business of habits with New York Times investigative reporter Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Educational Freedom versus School Choice
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Cato Daily Podcast - Reassessing the Stimulus
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Cato Daily Podcast - Burning Korans and Exiting Afghanistan
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Cato Daily Podcast - Rove Wrong on Foreign Policy (Again)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Tea Party Should ‘Consolidate Gains’
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Start the Week - Faith and Doubt: Richard Holloway, Karen Armstrong, Jonathan Safran Foer and Helen Edmundson
On Start the Week Andrew Marr discusses faith and doubt. Richard Holloway started training for the priesthood from the age of 14, but as the former Bishop looks back on his life he reveals a restless spirit, always questioning his beliefs. Karen Armstrong has had similar crises of faith, and asks in a forthcoming talk, 'What is Religion?' For the 17th century Mexican nun, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, faith was wrapped up in her love of writing and poetry - her life is brought to the stage by the playwright Helen Edmundson. And Jonathan Safran Foer celebrates the Jewish text Haggadah which tells the story of the Exodus to the Promised Land.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Syria poll and Europe?s work hours
Fifty-five per cent of Syrians do not think their leader President Assad should resign, according to media reports of an opinion poll. It?s a striking number, given the bloody violence that has broken out in Syria. But Tim Harford discovers that, on closer inspection, the statistic is not what it seems. Plus, which European country works the longest hours? You might be surprised. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World service.
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Oil prices continue to climb. Johnson & Johnson makes a change at the top. Wal-Mart and Home Depot report earnings. And Apple debates how to deploy its cash. Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar. Plus, we talk innovation with Dartmouth College Professor of Business Ron Adner, author of The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation.
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