8 economic insights we're grateful for

Greg Rosalsky

November 25, 2025 / 3:30 am

Being the econ nerds that we are here at Planet Money and The Indicator , this Thanksgiving we want to give thanks for economic insights that improved our lives, solved a problem, or just plain fascinated us.

So, here you go, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Nick Fountain is grateful for an economics paper titled " Car Seats as Contraception ": "I think about this paper all the time. My wife and I have two young children, and we don't want more. But, whenever the thought crosses my mind, I think of this paper, and how, because of car seat laws, we would have to ditch our teeny Prius and buy a much bigger and more expensive minivan. The researchers found that I'm not the only one facing this dilemm

See Full Page