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Chris Farrell

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.

Latest from Chris Farrell

  • After our joint Marketplace/American Radio Works trip to Muncie to report on poverty, I suspected that the average cumulative student loan debt…

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  • Mar 24, 2009

    What inflation?

    James Montier is an economist and global strategist, and very smart. In a recent newsletter on inflation and deflation he looked at TIPS, Treasury…

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  • In reporting on poverty in Memphis, Chicago and Muncie it struck me that there may be a change in the nature of poverty. It's striking how well…

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  • Mar 24, 2009

    Hybrid tax credits

    Question: My car is on its last legs. Its engine is slowly dying. I know I am going to need to buy a new (which to me usually means used) car this…

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  • Mar 24, 2009

    The Geithner plan

    On the face of it, the Geithner plan is a disappointment. Economist Paul Krugman is right: It's really just another version of the proposal put…

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  • Mar 23, 2009

    TIPS

    Question: Chris has recommended TIP (Treasury Inflation Protected somethings!) in the past. With the amount of money flowing into the economy from…

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  • Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell answer listeners' questions about whether you can have multiple IRA accounts, student loans, and how COBRA health insurance works for recent college grads.

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  • Mar 21, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell answer listeners' pressing questions about stock values, buying vs. renting and what we mean when we talk about income.

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  • Mar 21, 2009

    Straight Story

    Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    The IRS recently announced that victims of the Madoff scandal can claim up to 95 percent of their losses on their taxes. Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell discuss what implications this decision has on the tax code and on victims of future Ponzi schemes.

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  • Mar 20, 2009

    AIG policyholder

    Question: I'm the beneficiary on a traditional life insurance policy (i.e. the basic AIG business) on the lives of my parents who are still alive….

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