Prompt Cast
"Games & Gender: Economic Theories Live on Planet Money"
Generated on March 16, 2026
TLDR A Planet Money episode highlights the bullwhip effect with a game show during COVID times while examining women's increased non-promotable tasks at home; Europe offered targeted employment programs, but U.S., despite high unemployment claims and paid parental leave debates, lacks comprehensive labor market measures to tackle inequality and job creation as economists now focus on granular data from small communities for research insights.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
During the pandemic episode of "Planet Money Live," they explore economic theories like the bullwhip effect through a game show format.
03:28
During a live Planet Money episode about economic theories through games during pandemic times in Montana.
07:11
During the pandemic, Lise Westerlund observed increased expectations for women to perform non-promotable tasks like document preparation and intern training at home.
10:18
During pandemic work from home, women face increased non-promotable tasks and biases without visual cues for mistakes; some managers recognize this and could improve equity.
13:34
Europe implemented targeted employment programs during the pandemic; U.S. focused on business loan schemes without similar job guarantees or direct creation of public sector jobs, prompting critique for lack of comprehensive measures to counteract unemployment and inequality impacts.
16:45
Amidst the pandemic, Europe used targeted employment programs while the U.S. debated paid parental leave and faced labor market issues despite high jobless claims during a strong economy.
20:25
Economists have traditionally overlooked small communities for research due to difficulties in collecting granular data and a culture that favors broad macroeconomic studies.
23:24
Economists are finally paying attention to small communities for place-based research, thanks in part to granular data from credit cards and mortgages.
