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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

  • Mar 10, 2009

    Credit unions

    Question: My sister and I are having differences of opinion in investing our Father's money. He is in Assisted Living, age 93. Right now, the…

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  • Question: We hear lots about the Stimulus Plan helping folks pay for their health insurance when they go on COBRA, but what about people who lose…

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  • Congress is complaining that the Obama Administration is asking too much of it. Fiscal stimulus. Bank rescue. Healthcare reform. Retirement…

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  • Mar 7, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell give advice to listeners about prioritizing and paying down debt, and where the average person can save on bills.

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  • Economist Bryan Caplan at the Econolog blog highlights a new paper by Theda Skocpol of Harvard University and Suzanne Mettler at Cornell. It's a…

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  • Hoping that the housing market was going to be the last bubble to burst? Economics editor Chris Farrell warns that the Treasury Market is next and offers advice on how to weather the storm.

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  • Mar 6, 2009

    Detroit

    Thanks to Mickey Kaus at Slate I saw this shocking number. The median sales price in the city of Detroit for the three months ending in January was…

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  • Mar 6, 2009

    Extra money

    Question: My wife and I have transitioned to using cash to pay for daily expenses versus a credit card. As a result of this transition, we have are…

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  • The economy is sinking fast. The nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 651,000 in February and the unemoployment rate jumped to 8.1%. Since the…

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  • Another good picture from dshort.com .

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