Making Sen$e Jan 25 New Mexico invests in young entrepreneurs to kickstart its sluggish economy While much of the U.S. economy is on the rebound, New Mexico remains in the dumps since the recession hit a decade ago. Part of the problem may be a statewide brain drain: educated young people taking their careers --…
Making Sen$e Jan 18 Trump takes credit for the good economy. Here’s what economists say Unemployment is down, the GDP is growing at over 3 percent, the stock market hits record highs nearly every day and President Trump says it's a function of his policies. Does he deserve the credit? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Making Sen$e Jan 18 Does Trump deserve credit for economic growth? The NewsHour spoke with National Economics Association President Rhonda Sharpe for her take on the economy in President Donald Trump's first year in office.
Making Sen$e Jan 11 How #MeToo power dynamics affect economists What kind of hostilities do female economists face, and why? A recent paper highlights the sexualization of women in the field: In a list of the top words that correlated most frequently with women interviewing for jobs, none had anything…
Making Sen$e Jan 11 The only way to eliminate age discrimination is to shout your age, this economist says Economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci's take on sexual and age discrimination against women in the workforce.
Making Sen$e Jan 04 What orchestras can teach executives about conducting business Corporate executives are getting a lesson in leadership and communication from the conductor’s podium thanks to the Music Paradigm, a program that trains business leaders in the fine art of teamwork. Paul Solman goes behind the scenes of a recent…
Making Sen$e Dec 14 Who will reap the wealth of the GOP corporate tax cut? The corporate tax rate is set to drop 14 percent under the new tax bill. Will big businesses invest more in American plants and factories? What will it mean for American workers? Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks down the numbers.
Making Sen$e Nov 30 Cities dream of wooing Amazon, but is it worth it? The pitches have been quirky, some might even say desperate. City officials across North America are trying to get Amazon's attention in hopes that the fourth-largest company in the U.S. will build its next big tech hub in their community.
Making Sen$e Nov 23 Why your Thanksgiving cranberries might be more trouble than they’re worth for local growers The price of cranberries has been sinking for more than five years due to overproduction. Families like the Rhodes, who own Edgewood Bogs in Massachusetts, are used to periodic cycles of oversupply and falling prices, but new bogs in western…
Making Sen$e Nov 16 What limiting foreign trade would mean for the U.S. economy President Donald Trump ran on a campaign promise that he would “put America first” by pulling out of multilateral trade agreements. But for many top industries, outsourcing in the global market is essential for business, not to mention vital to…