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David Brancaccio

"Future Effects" Senior Correspondent

David Brancaccio is Marketplace’s “future effects” senior correspondent. In this role, David aims to explore how short-term thinking can impact our personal finances, innovation, government policy, and more.

David worked as the host and senior editor of “Marketplace Morning Report” from 2013 to 2026, where he focused on the regulation of financial markets, the role of technology in labor markets, the history of innovation, digital privacy, sustainability, social enterprises, and financial vulnerability in older adults. David freelanced for Marketplace in 1989 before becoming the program’s European correspondent based in London in 1990.

David hosted the evening program from 1993-2003, then anchored the award-winning public television news program “Now” on PBS after a period co-hosting with journalist Bill Moyers. David has co-produced and appeared in several documentaries, including “Fixing the Future,” about alternative approaches to the economy, and “On Thin Ice,” about climate change and water security, with mountaineer Conrad Anker. David is the author of “Squandering Aimlessly,” a book about personal values and money. He enjoys moderating public policy discussions, including at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Chicago Ideas Week, and the Camden Conference in Maine.

David is from Waterville, Maine, and has degrees from Wesleyan and Stanford universities. Honors include the Peabody, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University, Emmy, and Walter Cronkite awards. He is married to Mary Brancaccio, a poet and educator. They have three offspring, all adults. He likes making beer and building (and launching) pretty big rockets. Among his heroes are Edward R. Murrow and Wolfman Jack.

Latest from David Brancaccio

  • Asylum seekers wait at the pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana. Some spend weeks, months or longer at or near the border, hoping to be granted asylum.
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    Those waiting on an asylum request often can’t move forward with a job, housing or education.

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  • Wage theft in the States and limbo at the border
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    An online tool is helping immigrant workers file complaints against employers who owe them wages. Then, a look at the economic cost of “protracted displacement” while waiting for asylum.

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  • The enduring allure of UK soccer
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    From the BBC World Service: Tom Brady is the latest American star to invest in U.K. soccer. The NFL legend has taken a minority stake in Birmingham City, a club which plays in the second tier of English soccer. What’s the attraction? And, can his star power take them to the top? Meanwhile, in Argentina inflation is running at over 100% — we look at how economic pressures are forcing some people to consider new lives in the United States. And, do you still watch live television? The U.K.’s broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom, says older viewers are increasingly switching off in favor of streaming services.

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  • The economics of allowing immigrants in, and letting them stay
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    Ankle monitors and other electronic tracking tech have found a market in immigrant surveillance — a lucrative market. We’ll also visit Chile, where migrating might get more difficult.

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  • A Border Patrol agent walks along the border wall in Yuma, Arizona.
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    Historically, recruitment has been local. Now, social media expands that ability to recruit, said Homeland Security agent Craig Larrabee.

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  • What is the U.S.’s credit score?
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    It actually just got worse. We’ll talk about what the debt ceiling has to do with it, and whether this will raise borrowing costs for the Treasury Department. Plus, young people are being recruited to drive migrants beyond the southern border through social media.

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  • Coup supporters unfurl a Russian flag as they take to the streets
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    From the BBC World Service: Talks are taking place in the African state of Niger to re-instate democratic rule, but European nations have already suspended financial support to the country and foreign citizens are being evacuated. For years Chile has been a destination for migrants in South America but now the government wants to restrict the numbers coming into the country, pushing more people north, to the US. And, China’s internet watchdog has introduced stricter regulations aimed at controlling how much kids use smartphones and other devices.

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  • The World Bank's main purpose is to provide assistance to countries with high poverty rates and improve economic growth worldwide.
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    William Maloney, chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank, says inflation is only part of the puzzle.

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  • How Latin America is dealing with this inflationary economy
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    We’ll get the World Bank perspective first, and then hear from our partners at the BBC on the ground in Colombia. Part of the story? Inflation and immigration are inextricably linked.

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  • This app helps migrants cross the border
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    WhatsApp is increasingly used to support the business of smuggling people through Latin America and into the U.S. We’ll look at who’s turning a profit. Plus, Biden’s focus on EV manufacturing could be non-residential construction’s saving grace.

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