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Oct 12, 2021

How a Nobel Prize winner challenged some common economic thinking

Also today: We also look into those confusing letters from the IRS that tell you that you’ve made a mistake.

Nobel Prize winner David Card discusses his work around the thinking behind minimum wage.

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Nobel Prize Economist David Card on testing Econ 101 theories in the real world
by Daniel Shin and Rose Conlon
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UC Berkeley Economist David Card reflects on his now Nobel Prize winning research.

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director