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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

  • The New York Times has a story delving into the question, how could so many smart people buy so much bad debt. The article makes clear that the…

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  • A reasonable set of forecasts by George Magnus, senior economic adviser at UBS Investment Bank in London. It's dated August 10. (I had set it aside…

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  • Mailbag
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    Economics editor Chris Farrell has advice on financial planning for a terminal illness, divulging personal information on a renter's application and getting benefits after a job loss.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
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    This week, Chris Farrell offers his opinion on the role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in the mortgage meltdown.

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  • Aug 18, 2007

    Home Prices?

    It's not surprising that home prices are down. What is a bit surprising is how resilient home prices appear to be after all the shock waves of…

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  • There's more financial market tubulence ahead. Okay, that's a safe forecast. Still, the the Fed's dramatic cut in the discount rate is probably…

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  • Mike Mandel of Business Week has a good post on the political imoplications of the housing market bust:…

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  • Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Barnanke is trying to hold the line. Although I disagree with much of the current commentary disparaging Alan…

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  • Traders on floor of New York Stock Exchange
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    A week after closing at a record high, the Dow posted its biggest one-day decline since February. What's going on? To help make sense of it, Tess Vigeland talks to Marketplace Money's economics editor Chris Farrell.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Economics editor Chris Farrell reacts to information that many universities are charging different tuitions based on the major of the student.

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