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Slate Money

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4.3 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by special guest William Easterly, Professor of Economics at New York University, and the author of The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor. They dig into: • The realities of the developing world • Poor and displaced populations • The World Bank Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein Slate Money is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, the company that makes luxury bedding affordable. Get the nicest sheets you've ever owned for about half the price of what stores are charging. Order right now and they'll give you 20 percent off your order, plus free shipping. Go to BollAndBranch.com and use the promo code MONEY. And by TaxAct. File simple federal and state returns for free by visiting TaxAct.com/slate. TaxAct will guide you through every step of the process — using your computer, tablet or phone — and get you the maximum refund, guaranteed. And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting casper.com/slatemoney, and using the promo code SLATEMONEY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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