Slate Money on Scotland, municipal bonds, and college costs.

Slate Money on Scotland, Municipal Bonds, and College Costs

Slate Money on Scotland, Municipal Bonds, and College Costs

Slate’s weekly business and finance podcast.
Sept. 15 2014 10:09 AM

Does Scottish Independence Make Economic Sense?

Slate Money on Scotland’s referendum, a banking regulation’s impact on infrastructure, and how education affects earnings.

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On this week’s episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of Mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Jordan Weissmann discuss the economic illogic of Scotland’s independence vote, how a federal banking regulation could affect infrastructure investment, and whether higher education pays with help from Felix Salmon’s interactive game.

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Cathy O'Neil is a former hedge fund quant and blogger at Mathbabe.org.

Felix Salmon is a journalist.

Jordan Weissmann is Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.