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Beach reads with a side of economics

2024/8/12
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It's that time of year when we want to lie on a beach and lose ourselves in a good book. Today on the show, three summer reading recs that got our hosts thinking about economics. Remember, anything read on the beach is, in fact, a "beach read." Books recommended in this episode: • Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (B&N), Bookshop)) • Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World by Tom Chivers (B&N), Bookshop)) • Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein (B&N), Bookshop)) **Related episodes: **How Asimov's 'Foundation' has inspired economists) (Apple) / Spotify)) The carbon coin: A novel idea) Beach reads for econ nerds)*For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org). Music by Drop Electric). Find us: TikTok), Instagram), Facebook), Newsletter). *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)