SHORT BIO
Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.
Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.
Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.
Latest Stories (506)
Amazon desperately seeks seasonal workers while other retailers hold back
Sep 20, 2023
That could mean that holiday hiring will be slower this season, says Andy Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Is a four-day workweek possible for blue-collar workers?
Sep 19, 2023
A four-day workweek, which is among UAW contract demands, could make companies more efficient. But some think it could cause burnout.
Automakers rely on temp and "tiered" workers. The UAW wants them to stop.
Sep 18, 2023
The practice dates back to the federal bailout in the 2000s.
Why are businesses pessimistic about the economy?
Sep 12, 2023
In August, for the 20th straight month, business owners scored their outlook below average.
Consumers expect inflation to tick down in the next 3 years
Sep 11, 2023
But they expect other key measures to be less positive. Here's what that means for the Fed.
What do rising corporate bankruptcies say about the economy?
Sep 8, 2023
Some bankruptcies reflect fallout from the financial crisis more than a decade ago.
Some singles are done with dating apps
Sep 7, 2023
And they've turned their efforts to other methods, like speed dating and matchmakers.
Are American malls back from the brink?
Aug 22, 2023
While the "malls are dying" narrative has has been prevalent for a while, foot traffic is up at shopping centers serving more affluent consumers.
Car prices are still stubbornly high
Aug 21, 2023
$20,000 used to be the starting point for a new car. Now there’s only one remaining model on the market that sells for around that figure … the Mitsubishi Mirage.
Global household wealth dipped in 2022, but so did inequality
Aug 21, 2023
China’s rapid economic growth in recent years narrowed the wealth gap, but so did investment losses among the affluent.