This is a story about how an economist and his buddies tricked the people of Brazil into saving the country from rampant inflation. They had a crazy, unlikely plan, and it worked.
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The Friday Podcast: How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/10/04/130329523/how-fake-money-saved-brazil
This is a story about how an economist and his buddies tricked the people of Brazil into saving the country from rampant inflation. They had a crazy, unlikely plan, and it worked.
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The Friday Podcast: How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil : Planet Money : NPR
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Episode 406: Making Economics Sexy : Planet Money : NPR
We bring in real political consultants to help us plan a campaign for our fake candidate. Our goal: Sell our candidate to America by making economics sexy.