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How Surfers Ride the Wave to the Next Economic Boom

How Surfers Ride the Wave to the Next Economic Boom

Every week, hosts Dan Moss and Scott Lanman bring you a jargon-free dive into the stories that drive the global economy.

Here's an economic statistic you don't see very often: Top-flight surfing breaks can drive growth. Fresh from his 11-year-old daughter's surfing lesson just outside Sydney, Mike Heath asks guest Sam Wills to run through experiments that he says confirm the theory, especially during El Niño years. Stay tuned as Dan pines for the apartment he left behind in Bondi Beach two decades ago.

 

To contact the authors of this story: Daniel Moss in New York at dmoss@bloomberg.net, Michael Heath in Sydney at mheath1@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Sara Patterson at spatterson33@bloomberg.net.