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Jun 5, 2019

I’M NOT YELLING, YOU’RE YELLING!

No, seriously, our new poll proves it. Plus, how “30 percent” became the magic number for budgeting in a rent or a mortgage, and a look back at the economics of Tiananmen Square.

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Segments From This Episode

Yelling at work persists despite awareness of ill effects
by Meghan McCarty Carino
NBC Universal/Screenshot via Netflix
Hostile yelling at work is known to decrease productivity and can increase physical and mental illness, but long hours and nasty public discourse are making for shorter fuses.
Why is job growth so sluggish? Small businesses
by Tracey Samuelson
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The labor market’s too tight for them to compete for workers.
How we define affordable housing “makes absolutely no sense”
by Amy Scott
Drew Angerer/Getty Images
How did 30% of income become the accepted benchmark?
Economics helped spur Tiananmen Square protests
by Jennifer Pak
Charles Zhang/Marketplace
Inflation hit double digits and protesters felt good jobs were rigged in favor of people with political connections.