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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

  • Last Wednesday, we held at an educational seminar at Minnesota Public Radio for people who are in domestic partner relationships. The auditorium…

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  • This is the best defense of why the President should have signed rather than vetoed the SCHIP legislation. It's posted on Greg Mankiw's blog. …

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    How fast can economics editor Chris Farrell go? Find out in this third installment of the Mailbag speed round. Chris also covers advising college freshmen on personal finance and dealing with Roth IRA income limits.

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  • Oct 6, 2007

    Are You a Quant?

    Andrew Lo is a finance economist and quant jock at MIT. I follow his work closely, and check in on his website every once in awhile to see what he…

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
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    Socially responsible investing is hot, hot, hot. And Chris Farrell says one of the best ways to invest responsibly is by putting your money into frontier markets.

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  • A new report out says iPod-related crimes are on the rise. Scott Jagow talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrell about the evolving technology market and how we could curb "iCrime" in the future.

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  • I'll be participating in a panel on Kids, Values and Money tomorrow. If you're in town, I hope to see you. I haven't quite figured out how to get…

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  • Oct 1, 2007

    Mandel on R&D

    Mike Mandel at Business Week has a very important post on new numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on his blog….

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  • Good piece by Clive Crook in the Financial Times on the future of American unions. Here's the money quote:…

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  • Oct 1, 2007

    More Q & A

    From the Sunday Star Tribune:…

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