https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/09/07/160748725/episode-400-what-two-pasta-factories-tell-us-about-the-italian-economy https://www.npr.org/sections/mone

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/09/07/160748725/episode-400-what-two-pasta-factories-tell-us-about-the-italian-economy https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/09/07/160748725/epis... This Planet Money podcast pretty much explains it.