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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: You may have answered this already, but what is the difference between a recession and a depression? With daily news of layoffs,…

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  • Jan 29, 2009

    Buy a home?

    Question: With interest rates and real estate prices falling, I've begun looking around to buy a home. Some of my friends think this is a fine idea…

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  • One way of looking at what is happening to the eocnomy is that people are adjusting their expectations, and that takes time….

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  • Question: For the first time in my life, I actually did my taxes earlier than usual. All this talk of stimulus packages, however, has me wondering:…

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  • Jan 28, 2009

    Credit card debt

    Question: Recently I received, unsolicited, a new credit card from JC Penneys with a higher credit limit. The new card comes with "benefits"–more…

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  • The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has created an interactive set of charts on Income inequality and mobility, 1994 to 2004. I just started to play…

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  • Question: I was doing 'ok' paying down credit card debt until HSBC raised everyone's APR 10%, mine went from 14% to 24%, now I am really struggling…

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  • How to regulate the financial system will be critical once we are past the crisis. One of the more thoughtful writings on the subect is by Clive…

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  • Jan 24, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Host Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell answer listener questions about pulling out of the market, retirement plans, investing overseas, credit unions vs. banks, the best use for savings, selling a home and unemployment.

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  • In President Obama's inaugural address, economics editor Chris Farrell heard a message about setting a firm foundation. Chris sets the story straight on the lessons we can draw from the current downturn.

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