93. Pearls | The Economics of Everyday Things

Explores how pearl supply, incentives, and tradeoffs shape everyday access to a luxury good.

Podcast episodecommodity sourcingconsumer preferencesglobal supply chainsinformal marketslabor and extractionmarket structureZachary Crockett

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