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NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman recently sat down with behavioral economist Dan Ariely, who studies irrationality in economic decision making, to discuss why people cheat, the media's influence on markets and whether the public needs to see remorse on Wall Street.
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Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely is a professor of behavioral economics at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is author of the best-selling book, "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions."
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Experts Answered Your Questions on the H1N1 Flu Vaccine
The H1N1 swine flu virus is now widespread in 46 states and has hospitalized more than 20,000 people in the U.S., according to CDC officials. Meanwhile, delays in vaccine production have led to long lines at clinics and doctors' offices. Two experts on vaccines answer your questions.
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Ben Bernanke
At Forum, Bernanke Defends Fed's Aggressive Moves

On July 26, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke joined Jim Lehrer in Kansas City, Mo., for an on-the-record forum about how the central bank has responded to the financial crisis and its changing role on the road to economic recovery. The forum aired on the NewsHour during the week of July 27.

"It's a problem called a too-big-to-fail problem. These companies have turned out to be too big to allow to collapse, because [...] when the elephant falls down, all the grass gets crushed as well."

-Ben Bernanke

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