People in the U.S. are feeling the financial squeeze, in part because of rising inflation, higher consumer prices and slowing job growth. The <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510325/the-indicator-from-planet-money"target="_blank" >Indicator from Planet Money</a> is tackling a special series on the rising cost of living. Today, two stories from that series. First, what’s making ticket prices go up? We look at the economics behind the ticket market and how “reseller bots” are wreaking all sorts of havoc. The industry is not a fan, and yet they do serve an economic function. And… why pet care costs have surged. It comes down to unique skills, people’s love for their pets and something called the “<a href="https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/05/the-baumol-effect.html"target="_blank" >Baumol effect</a>.” Related episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1009137378/the-vet-clinic-chow-down"target="_blank" >The Vet Clinic Chow Down</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/02/21/147223073/the-tuesday-podcast-what-do-private-equity-firms-actually-do"target="_blank" >What Do Private Equity Firms Actually Do?</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/06/25/195641030/episode-468-kid-rock-vs-the-scalpers"target="_blank" >Kid Rock vs. The Scalpers</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/23/1058704237/ticket-scalpers-the-real-ticket-masters"target="_blank" >Ticket scalpers: The real ticket masters</a> <a href="https://n.pr/3HlREPz"target="_blank" >Subscribe to Planet Money+</a> Listen free: <a href="http://n.pr/PM-digital"target="_blank" >Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://n.pr/3gTkQlR"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, <a href="https://n.pr/3Bkb17W"target="_blank" >the NPR app</a> or anywhere you get podcasts.<a href="https://n.pr/3h92GwS"target="_blank" >Facebook</a> / <a href="https://n.pr/3FqLuws"target="_blank" >Instagram</a> / <a href="https://n.pr/3sGZdrq"target="_blank" >TikTok</a> / Our weekly <a href="https://n.pr/3zrFvUB"target="_blank" >Newsletter</a>. This episode is hosted by Darian Woods, Adrian Ma, and Wailin Wong. These episodes of The Indicator were originally produced by Cooper Katz McKim and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. They were fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Kate Concannon is The Indicator’s editor. Alex Goldmark is the Executive Producer. Music: NPR Source Audio - "Wow and Flutter,” “The Groove Carpenter,” and "I Need You" Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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