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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

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A day off for the holiday….

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  • Jan 18, 2009

    Target date funds

    The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 17 has a good article on target date funds. (You need a subscription to look at many WSJ articles. Here's the link….

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  • Jan 17, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Economics Editor Chris Farrell answers listener questions about where to put emergency savings, how a person could best stimulate the economy, what that Turbo Tax term means, and more.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    During these tough economic times, Economics Editor Chris Farrell is looking for ways to stretch a dollar just like the rest of us. Tess Vigeland wants to know where he draws the line between being cheap and being frugal.

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  • More evidence that deflation lies in our future….

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