A school cellphone ban study, white collar jobs wither, and spooky candy prices : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

It’s … Indicators of the…Eek! (Indicators of the Week.) Our regular look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

On today’s episode: How cell phone bans in schools affect grades , white collar workers get the axe , and AHHH! Halloween candy inflation !

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