What happens when governments cook the books
Episode
34 min
Read time
2 min
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Crypto & Web3, Science & Discovery, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Planet Money examines consequences of government statistical manipulation through Argentina's inflation data falsification and Greece's budget deficit concealment, exploring impacts on trust and economic stability.
Notable Moment
Economist Alberto Cavallo discovered Argentina's government was simply dividing real inflation rates by three to produce falsified official statistics, revealing the surprisingly crude nature of their manipulation.
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