Latest from Sarah Leeson

• Mar 29, 2023

  How low unemployment lifts workers at the bottom

  

  In “Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor,” authors Newman and Jacobs advocate letting tight labor markets stay that way.

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• Mar 23, 2023

  EVs are far from standardized. For mechanics, that’s an issue.

  

  When your EV is no longer under warranty, who fixes it?

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• Mar 20, 2023

  All eyes are on the Federal Reserve’s next move in this “wobbly” economic moment

  

  The inflation threat calls for one type of action, and the banking turmoil calls for another. How will the Fed respond?

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• Mar 14, 2023

  Former Fed official who oversaw reforms sees “deep irony” after bank collapse

  

  “We’ve just seen an uptick in moral hazard,” Daniel Tarullo says of the U.S. government covering uninsured deposits.

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• Mar 7, 2023

  For companies, it could come down to people versus profits

  

  Businesses can prevent layoffs by accepting lower profit margins, but will they? Plus, survey fatigue is impacting key economic indicators.

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• Mar 6, 2023

  Tallying the steep costs of gender inequality

  

  The global economy could get a $7-trillion-a-year boost if more women were in the workforce, a report finds. Plus, explaining the economic history of racism to young readers.

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• Mar 6, 2023

  As book bans sweep the country, an adaptation for young readers pushes back

  

  Heather McGhee’s new version of “The Sum of Us” urges transcending racial barriers and creating “common solutions to our common problems.”

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• Mar 4, 2023

  The battle for the Dungeons & Dragons economy

  

  When parent company Hasbro tried to monetize third-party content, fans stepped up to protect the role-playing game economy. Plus, the jobs report gets a Friday off.

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• Mar 2, 2023

  Treasury Secretary Yellen on Ukraine, inflation and the debt ceiling

  

  Today, Treasury chief Janet Yellen joined “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal to discuss global and domestic economic concerns. Plus, the shifting definition of “discretionary” spending.

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• Mar 2, 2023

  Yellen: “Progress on inflation is not going to be a straight line”

  

  The Treasury secretary says “people don’t need to lose their jobs” to cool down the labor market.

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