Summer School 8: Graduation LIVE!
Episode
30 min
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2 min
Topics
Science & Discovery, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Planet Money Summer School concludes with live graduation ceremony featuring government statistics discussion, Federal Reserve independence, data collection challenges, and student competition for valedictorian.
Notable Moment
Data collector Erica Henian describes how people increasingly yell at her during routine employment surveys, then apologize because she represents their only direct government contact point.
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