The Indicator from Planet Money

How do cheap cell phone plans make money? And other questions


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You ask, we answer! Today we answer listener questions on whether certain jobs are becoming "feminized" since COVID started and how that affects what these jobs pay. We also examine labor unions' economic impact and why Ryan Reynolds keeps sending one of our co-hosts a Christmas card.

Related episodes:
Women's labor comeback (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
A conversation with Claudia Goldin (Update) (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
Unions but make them grunge
What's really going on with unions

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