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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

  • Question: Greetings Tess and Chris, I love the show. I'm a military officer, but since I graduated from a service academy, I was never eligible for…

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  • Question: I retired from the US Army in 2004 after twenty years of active service with approximately $36,000 per year retirement benefit. The…

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  • Question: I will be receiving my Navy Reserve retirement pay when I turn age 60. I also paid into the Social Security system the entire time. Will…

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  • It's time for the Administration to shift strategies on GM and Chrysler. The bailout isn't working, and I don't see how it will. Paul Ingrassia is…

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  • President Obama has been criticized for the "Buy American" clause in the stimulus package. The protectionist cries remind economics correspondent Chris Farrell of a movie from the 60's. He talks with Steve Chiotakis.

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  • The President will propose how to help out homeowners facing foreclosure. David Leonhardt of the New York Times has a good article today on the…

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  • Question: The economy is a hot topic around the water cooler these days, and I've been asking co-workers across my department about their financial…

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  • Feb 18, 2009

    Bubbles ‘R’ Us

    Many economists have wondered if Benjamin Strong, the powerful and savvy head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, hadn't died in 1928 would he…

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  • Feb 18, 2009

    Nice quote

    I'm reading Peter Bernstein's latest newsletter, and he starts it off with this quote:…

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  • Feb 18, 2009

    Taxes

    I've already discussed on Marketplace Money that the tax problems of Tim (Turbotax) Geithner and former Sen. Tom Daschle are arguments for serious…

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