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Planet Money Summer School

Planet Money Summer School

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Economics is a game you should know how to play. And once you get the fundamental concepts, you start to see it everywhere: the news, the supermarket and even your dating life. So it's time to learn the rules. Planet Money Summer School is a crash course in economics for your ears. See the world through the lens of an economist and you'll start to feel a little less overwhelmed when making financial decisions. And if you're in front of the classroom? Teachers, this is made for you, too. Let us be your breezy and fun companion to assigned readings. We'll even assign the homework (and spare you the groans). Go beyond summer school and stay up-to-date on the economy with the latest episodes of the Planet Money podcast.

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  • World Tour 5: Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean

    World Tour 5: Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean
    Aug 5 2026
    Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. You walk down the street, pick out a nice looking plot of land, and just plop down a marker. No rent, no taxes, no deed – just free land. That’s the communal system of property rights that governed a small Caribbean island for over a century.

    This week on our Summer School World Tour we make port on the small economies of island nations, a great place to explore how different experiments play out. Every small change – the good and the bad – has big consequences.

    First, the fascinating test case on the island of Barbuda, where the people there have found a way to run things without the usual, formal land rights.

    Then, we consider the vulnerabilities of small nations as we dig into a mysterious sand heist in Jamaica. A stolen beach – yes, you read that right – and something called “sand forensics” reveal the importance of this seemingly infinite resource and the challenges of protecting public spaces when there’s money to be made.

    Along the way we found ourselves asking: Does property have to be private? What happens when it’s not? How can you protect scarce resources when they’re part of the vast, public spaces everyone shares?

    Featured Episodes:
    • The Island No One Owns (2020)
    • Peak Sand (2018)

    Featured Terms:
    • Tragedy of the commons
    • Property rights
    • Path dependence
    • Ownership in common


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    This episode of Planet Money Summer School is hosted by Robert Smith. It was produced by Sophia Paliza-Carre and edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark. It was fact-checked by Leyla Doss and engineered by Annlie Huang.


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  • World Tour 4: How to beat the resource curse in Norway

    World Tour 4: How to beat the resource curse in Norway
    Jul 29 2026
    Let’s call it the luxury of restraint. This is what enabled Norway to avoid the fate of so many other countries when they discovered oil and it changed the mix of their economy overnight.

    Norway! It’s expensive, wealthy, and abundant in resources. We’re going to compare two of them in particular today: deep reservoirs of oil and icy waters full of salmon. While one resource was heavily in demand, the country had an oversupply of the other.

    In this episode, we learn how Norway built its wealth by carefully avoiding the pitfalls of discovering oil that have plagued countries in the past and how it creatively created demand for its raw fish abroad.

    How do you dodge the dreaded resource curse? What clever ways can you benefit from oversupply? And lastly, how do you get rich and stay that way?

    Featured Episodes:
    • Norway Has Advice For Libya (2011)
    • The Salmon Taboo (2015)

    Featured Terms:
    • Resource curse / Dutch disease / paradox of plenty
    • Coordination problem
    • Free-rider problem
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    This episode of Planet Money Summer School is hosted by Robert Smith. It was produced by Sophia Paliza-Carre and edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Cena Loffredo with help from Annlie Huang and Robert Rodriguez.


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  • World Tour 3: Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria

    World Tour 3: Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria
    Jul 24 2026
    Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions facing humanity.

    In Kenya and Nigeria, economics isn’t just theory, it’s real life. We’ll look at some radical experiments that turned out to be enormously successful.

    What are the building blocks of health, education and prosperity for all? How does a nation grow rich? What is the most effective way to spend a dollar to fight poverty? We find answers in a town that became the laboratory for new concepts in economic research that netted some researchers the most prestigious prize in economics.

    Featured Episodes:
    • How randomized trials and the town of Busia, Kenya changed economics (2023)
    • Nigeria, You Win! (2016)
    Featured Terms:
    • Randomized controlled trial
    • Human capital
    • Missing middle
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    The series is hosted by Robert Smith and produced by Sophia Paliza-Carre. This episode was edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark. This episode was fact-checked by Leyla Doss, with engineering by Annlie Huang.


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