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  "title": "Odd Lots: The Forgotten Godmother of Economic Writing (Podcast)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/odd-lots-the-forgotten-godmother-of-economic-writing-podcast",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-10-23/odd-lots-the-forgotten-godmother-of-economic-writing-podcast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 1776, the field of economics was born with the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. And among the book’s earliest readers, and most ardent advocates, was a Regency-era novelist named Maria Edgeworth. In her time, Edgeworth was one of the most famous literary figures in England, and she smuggled into her stories economic concepts and debates around rent seeking, the idea of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}