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Ayeisha Thomas-Smith and Steve Bugeja present an everyday guide to economics.

Economics with Subtitles: Series 1

Economics with Subtitles: Series 1: How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government

04/08/2018

How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Economics with Subtitles, Series 1, How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government

The surprising story of GDP and whether it is time to change how we measure our economy.

The surprising story of GDP and whether it is time to change how we measure our economy. Ayeisha Thomas-Smith and Steve Bugeja present an everyday guide to economics.

The surprising story of GDP and whether it's time to change how we measure our economy.

Economics with Subtitles is your everyday guide to economics and why you should care. In this edition, Ayeisha and Steve look at how we quantify economic success. Should dodgy drug deals be included? What is Steve's contribution to GDP? And should we ban people who pinch too many of your crisps?

Producers: Simon Maybin & Phoebe Keane
Presenters: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith & Steve Bugeja.

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