Chris Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media. Chris is also economics correspondent for Marketplace, the largest business program in broadcasting and chief economics correspondent for American RadioWorks, the largest producer of long-form documentaries in public radio. He is also contributing economics editor at Business Week magazine. He was host and executive editor of public television’s Right on the Money. He is the author of two books: Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Finances, and Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. Chris is a graduate of Stanford and the London School of Economics.

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A "Minsky Moment"

Financial instability is nothing new. A great scholar into the dynamics of financial booms and busts was the late economist Hyman Minsky. (He died...
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Star Tribune column

I do a monthly column for the Star Tribune. The paper doesn't archive it. So, I'll try and remember to post it when it comes out. Here are the last...
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Economic Fundamentalism

Thanks to Tyler Cowen's blog, I've recently read two intriguing articles about carbon footprints. The "Localvore's Dilemma" from the Boston Globe...
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Straight Story: Unfair taxes

This week, economics editor Chris Farrell ponders why some big money earners pay a much less ratio of taxes when compared with other Americans.
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Bridge collapse

Thanks to a reference by Andrew Samwick, economist at Dartmouth University, here's a link to a good piece on the tragic bridge collapse in...
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Mailbag for Friday, August 3, 2007

Chris Farrell covers investing an annuity, buying a short sale home and getting your name off a credit card account.
Posted In: Investing
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Keynes on economics

I'm skimming through a book by Carlo M. Cipolla, Between Two Cultures: An Introduction to Economic History. He has nice quote from Keynes on...
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Murdoch's Wall Street Journal

Several people over the past couple of weeks have asked me what i thought about the Murdoch takeover of the Wall Street Journal. I don't have a...
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A Turning Point?

Memory matters in the broad sweep of public policy. I was reminded of this reading the latest newsletter by Peter Bernstein, a market historian and...
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Straight Story: Weak-dollar worries

The value of the dollar continues to plunge abroad. But economics editor Chris Farrell says so long as inflation remains contained at home, we shouldn't worry about a weakening dollar overseas.
Posted In: Economy

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