What's the misery index?

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What's the misery index?

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Jun 23, 2016

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Economists love their data because somewhere in the numbers lies the answer to the ills of the country. They also love to frame data in a way people can relate to. Such is the case with the famous "misery index." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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