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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

  • Aug 4, 2007

    Bridge collapse

    Thanks to a reference by Andrew Samwick, economist at Dartmouth University, here's a link to a good piece on the tragic bridge collapse in…

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  • Chris Farrell answers your financial questions.
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    Chris Farrell covers investing an annuity, buying a short sale home and getting your name off a credit card account.

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  • I'm skimming through a book by Carlo M. Cipolla, Between Two Cultures: An Introduction to Economic History. He has nice quote from Keynes on…

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  • Several people over the past couple of weeks have asked me what i thought about the Murdoch takeover of the Wall Street Journal. I don't have a…

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  • Aug 1, 2007

    A Turning Point?

    Memory matters in the broad sweep of public policy. I was reminded of this reading the latest newsletter by Peter Bernstein, a market historian and…

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
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    The value of the dollar continues to plunge abroad. But economics editor Chris Farrell says so long as inflation remains contained at home, we shouldn't worry about a weakening dollar overseas.

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  • Chris Farrell answers your financial questions.
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    Economics editor Chris Farrell answers listener questions about dealing with a house appraisal, consolidating student loans and dealing with identity theft.

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  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City.
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    The Dow went from an all-time high last week to a tremendous dive on Thursday. What's going on? Tess Vigeland figures out the recently tumultuous market with Marketplace's Bob Moon and Chris Farrell.

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  • Jul 27, 2007

    Market Meltdown

    Does the global market meltdown signal the end of the global boom or, at least, a dramatic slowing in the U.S. economny? I don't think so. The…

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  • Jul 27, 2007

    Bad Bankruptcy Law

    On April 20, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act into law. Record number of Americans…

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