Title: Planet Money: The Cheapest Place to Make a T-Shirt (Audio Q&A)
Course: Alabama Economics Sample Syllabus > Section: Unit 6: Specialization & The Circular Flow

Procedure: In this story, reporters track the assembly of a T-shirt to Bangladesh and try to understand why that Asian country is currently “the cheapest place in the world to make a T-shirt.” Bangladesh has established a specialization in garment production, and Bangladeshi garment factories further specialize in the production of cotton garments. Learn how these factories manage to undercut the prices of their competitors in other major garment producing countries and what the future may hold in store for them.

Estimated Completion Time: 15 minutes