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Macroeconomics 8: Productivity & Getting Lit

Planet Money Summer School

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How Much Light Are People Getting for Their Money?

In ancient babylon, people used lamps for light. An entire day's wages got you the equivalent of ten minutes of light from a kind of dim light bulb. Back then, everything was hard growing food was hard. Making candles, for instance, took hours.

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