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Economist reveals financial forces behind everyday things

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

By Tom Fudge and KPBS Public Broadcasting

Audio

Aired 4/19/09

Economist reveals financial forces behind everyday things

Economist Tim Harford explains the forces behind everything from used car sales, Starbucks coffee, supermarket products, third world poverty to poker.

Guest:

  • Tim Harford writes the Dear Economist column for the Financial Times Magazine and he’s author of the book The Undercover Economist .

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