Economy May 29 Paul Krugman on Debt, but Are Soaring Interest Rates Running Against Him? By Paul Solman Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Still from NewsHour video. Paul Solman: The big brouhaha in economics recently, about which I posted some weeks ago, has pitted Nobel Prize-winning economist and New…
Economy May 24 How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down? Paul Solman answers questions from the PBS NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sense Business Desk page. Paul Solman: Last hired, first fired. It's a cliché of the labor market that becomes an especially…
Economy May 22 Suicide and the Unemployed By Paul Solman // The relationship between unemployment and suicide is well established. But is the persistence of long-term unemployment an added factor in the rising suicide rate these days, especially for older workers? Paul Solman responds to a viewer's…
Economy May 17 Inequality Today: Worse Than a Century Ago? The entrance at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore, Md. The theme of the presidential campaign of 1912 was economic inequality, but looking at the data, the problem is worse today than it was more than 100 years…
Economy May 17 Inequality Today: Worse than a Century Ago? By Paul Solman The entrance at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore, Md. The theme of the presidential campaign of 1912 was economic inequality, but looking at the data, the problem is worse today than it was more…
Economy May 02 What Are the Risks of Low Interest Rates? When the Federal Reserve buys up Treasury bonds to keep interest rates low, is this risky? Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the potential consequences and explains why this Federal Reserve practice -- known as "quantitative easing" -- may…
Economy May 02 What Are the Risks of Low Interest Rates? By Paul Solman When the Federal Reserve buys up Treasury bonds to keep interest rates low, is this risky? Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the potential consequences and explains why this Federal Reserve practice -- known as "quantitative…
Economy May 01 Long-term Unemployment: Is This Blatant Age Discrimination? Is age discrimination a hushed secret or a blatant action by employers filling vacant jobs? Nick Corcodilos explains why the practice continues despite some companies' worries that they are losing out on the institutional knowledge and experience that older workers…
Economy May 01 Long-term Unemployment: Is This Blatant Age Discrimination? By Paul Solman Is age discrimination a hushed secret or a blatant action by employers filling vacant jobs? Nick Corcodilos explains why the practice continues despite some companies' worries that they are losing out on the institutional knowledge and experience…
Economy Apr 25 Will We Ever Get to ‘Full Employment’? A man enters a Shoe Carnival store in Morton Grove, Ill. Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sense page. Here is Thursday's query:…