A Guide to the Economic Forces that Shape Your Life
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by Alex Mayyasi, Hosts of NPR’s Planet Money, Alex Goldmark · 2026
A nonfiction economics book from NPR’s Planet Money team that uses reported stories and accessible explanations to show how markets, prices, trade, technology, human behavior, and other economic forces shape everyday life. It draws on more than a decade of Planet Money reporting, including discussions of AI, dating markets, and professional-sports contracts.
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2 episodes featuring A Guide to the Economic Forces that Shape Your Life
Planet Money
South Korea’s development model moves from textiles to semiconductors
The episode tests whether South Korea’s export-led industrial strategy offers useful lessons for manufacturing policy, while contrasting it with North Korea’s constrained entrepreneurship.
Aug 19, 2026 · 40 min
Planet Money
Argentina’s inflation economy turns uncertainty into daily survival
Argentina shows how unstable money reshapes household decisions, business planning, government policy, and the debate over whether flexibility is worth the cost.
Aug 12, 2026 · 39 min