Summer School 6: When the markets need a designer
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36 min
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2 min
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Investing, Design & UX, Sales & Revenue
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Planet Money Summer School explores market design principles through Alaska halibut fishing quotas and FCC spectrum auctions, examining government intervention solutions.
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Deckhand Carcass survived five boat sinkings during dangerous Alaska fishing derbies, losing potential fifteen thousand dollar payouts but continuing to fish annually.
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