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What corporate bankruptcy can teach us about morality

by David Brancaccio
Jun 27, 2017
'The Wisdom of Finance' aims to discover the humanity at the heart of high finance.
Greek tragedies — like that of, say, Orestes — can teach us a lot about bankruptcy.
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A former coal miner's take on the declining industry

by Paulina Velasco
Jun 23, 2017
It's a small part of Kentucky's economy, but it plays a big role in politics.
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Churchill Downs: More than just the Kentucky Derby

by Justin Ho
May 5, 2017
Horse racing’s Triple Crown kicks off Saturday with the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. It’s been a good year for the racetrack’s parent company, whose stock has risen 30 percent, double last year’s gains in the S&P 500. These days though, Churchill Downs Inc. doesn’t really resemble a racetrack company. Click the audio player above […]
A view of last year's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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The parallels between American and German politics

by Mark Garrison
Dec 23, 2016
Germany's coal country could support a far-right party.
A coal mine in Jaenschwalde, Germany. 
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A Nobel prize for economic theory you can understand

by Scott Tong
Oct 10, 2016
Contract theory is all about putting incentives in the right place
IT Professor Bengt Holmstrom during a press conference at MIT announcing his shared Nobel Prize in Economics with Harvard Professor Oliver Hart on October 10, 2016 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Holmstrom and Hart won the prize for their work on contract theory. 
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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: The jobs report "Goldilocks Number"

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 2, 2016
Linette Lopez and John Carney join Kai Ryssdal for the Weekly Wrap.
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You've won the Nobel Prize in economics. Now what?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 12, 2015
For many, day-to-day routines remain the same but opportunities abound.
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Princeton economist awarded 2015 Nobel prize

by Noel King
Oct 12, 2015
Scottish-born Angus Deaton is known as a fierce critic of how poverty is measured.
"There are still 700 million people who are poor," Princeton economist Angus Deaton said at a press conference after his Nobel Prize was announced Monday.
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Final Note

Nobel committee assures winners they're not pranksters

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 12, 2015
Really, they're not.
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John Nash's 'beautiful' contribution to economics

by Tim Fitzsimons
May 25, 2015
Mathematician's game theory work benefited business, politics and social science.
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