Cardiff Garcia appears in the following:
Amazon vs Trump Goes Postal
Thursday, April 19, 2018
President Trump's objection to Amazon's deal with the Postal Service is based on dodgy data.
Lawn Chair Economics
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
China steals a lot of intellectual property from the U.S. The smartest thing for the U.S. to do in return might be ... nothing.
Tax Refunds, A Habitual Health Problem
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
The way many Americans manage their taxes could be bad for their health.
Congress Does Not Compute
Friday, April 13, 2018
The percentage of congressional representatives with a background in computers: THREE
Unsung Indicators
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Our show goes old school in this episode and brings you three under-appreciated economic indicators about things that affect us all.
Deficit Attention Disorder
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?
Tyler Cowen Rates America
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Data, the humanities, and the suburbs: Tyler returns for another round of Overrated vs. Underrated
Mind The Pay Gap
Monday, April 09, 2018
Women still make less than men in the U.S. Exactly how much less is not necessarily a straightforward question.
What To Make Of The Numbers From The March Jobs Report
Friday, April 06, 2018
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cardiff Garcia, co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money, about Friday's jobs report. In it, the Labor Department cited a 4.1 percent unemployment rate.
Where The Jobs Are
Friday, April 06, 2018
Chinese tariffs could threaten more than 1.8 million American jobs.
Morbidity, Peak Child, And Collective Pessimism
Thursday, April 05, 2018
Five interesting facts about our world that you probably didn't know.
Stop, Collaborate, And Listen
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Cross-genre musical collaboration used be a small niche in the popular music scene. Today it's verging on domination.
The Original Bailout
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
In 1907, America's financial system ran into trouble. Trust in financial institutions evaporated, and contagion swept through the economy. Then John Pierpont Morgan stepped in.
China, Tariffs, And The Hogs Of War
Monday, April 02, 2018
The tariffs China just imposed on American-made items will cost the U.S. about 3 billion dollars a year. That's not much to the nation, but it's a big deal if you make one of the products on the list.
Disability In Decline
Thursday, March 29, 2018
A long-term trend of Americans withdrawing from the workforce due to disability has gone into reverse.
Dollars And Census
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
The census is more than a headcount. It determines how federal dollars are spent and how districts are represented in Congress.
Costly Care In America
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Americans spend more on healthcare than people in other high-income countries, and it's not because we use more of it.
Dollars for Data
Monday, March 26, 2018
From Google Maps to Yelp to Instagram, the internet gives us access to all sorts of services without having to pay a cent. But are they really free?
The Oil Rig Count
Friday, March 23, 2018
One of the best gauges of the state of the oil business is a pretty simple one: just count the drilling rigs.
Trump vs. Trudeau: Both Right, Both Wrong
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Trump says we have a trade deficit with Canada. He's right... and he's also wrong.