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

Jan 24, 2009
No match for 2008?
Question: My company just announced that they are canceling the 401K match for all of 2008. It is now middle of Jan 09. I understand that they are…
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Jan 23, 2009
homebuyer tax credit
Question: My husband and I just bought our first home in South Minneapolis this past fall. Since then, I have heard a lot of talk about the IRS…
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Jan 22, 2009
Fiscal stimulus
There's a lot of discussion in the econ blogsphere and editorial pages about the fiscal stimulus "multiplier" effect on the economy and whether tax…
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Jan 22, 2009
Should the U.S. just nationalize banks?
While the government bailout of banks has had little success, some have wondered whether the U.S. should just nationalize its banks. Scott Jagow tackles the idea with Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell.
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Jan 21, 2009
Bailout banks
Question: I've done a bit of searching around and have had no luck finding a comprehensive list of organizations which have taken funds from the …
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Jan 20, 2009
A home dilemma
Question: In 2005 my son-in-law bought a house in Florida for $220,000. He financed this purchase with a 15-year prime-rate mortgage, which he has…
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Jan 20, 2009
Two charts on consumers
Is it any wonder consumers aren't spending? Even if consumers could borrow–would they?…
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Jan 20, 2009
NYT–a junk bond
A disturbing sign of the parlous state of the newspaper industry. The New York Times is a junk bond….
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Jan 19, 2009
Richard Posner says "depression"
One of the more enjoyable and stimulating blogs is by Nobel Laureate Gary Becker and Judge Richard Posner. The two scholars at the University of…
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Jan 19, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A day off for the holiday….
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