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The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game

The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
NPR Business Tuesday 11 August 2026, 10:30 UTC By Greg Rosalsky 1 min read
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From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.

From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.

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