SHORT BIO
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 Stories (2,395)
Co-Signing for Sister
Jul 10, 2008
Question: I have a sister who is currently applying for private student loans. She has no co-signer and is therefore subject to higher interest...
Getting to the root of job numbers
Jul 10, 2008
Employers hired workers in May at the slowest pace in about five years, but the unemployment hasn't moved that much. Scott Jagow talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrell, who doesn't get the job numbers.
Inflation Inequality?
Jul 9, 2008
Income inequality has worsened ovre the past three decades or so. Economists in the Global Economics Research area of UBS recently took a look ...
Tough Market for Teenagers
Jul 9, 2008
Although measuring teenage employment during the months when school is out, these numbers from the Cleveland Fed highlight a depressing story when...
Invest for the Long Haul
Jul 9, 2008
Question: I'm a 27-year old investor with about $3,000 in a $13,500 retirement portfolio in cash and probably another $1,500 in employer...
Credit Card Debt
Jul 8, 2008
Question: Chris - I'm expecting an annual raise on my next paycheck of 3-4%. In the past, I've taken part of that and increased my 401k...
The CPI and Inflation Hedges
Jul 7, 2008
Question: I'm interested in I-bonds and TIPS, but I don't trust our government to honestly calculate our rate of inflation (much as it uses a...
$8 Gasoline and the Yukon
Jul 7, 2008
I got a call from a financial advisor this morning, and he had seen a calculation that with zero percent interest financing and all the price cuts...
Returns to Schooling in the U.S.: 1940 to 2000
Jul 7, 2008
Two weeks ago, I played MC at a day long conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Among the talks was a look at returns to schooling...