Economy Mar 22 Economic Inequality: Isn’t it Inevitable? By Paul Solman If you get equal opportunity -- an equal slice of the educational cake or pie -- that doesn't necessarily mean you will have equal economic opportunities as a result. Paul Solman answers a reader's question on why,…
Economy Mar 20 Commentary: Silicon Valley Discriminates Against Women, Even If They’re Better Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa discovers that the famed "meritocracy" of Silicon Valley is a myth and that women are systematically discriminated against there, despite the fact that they're more productive, on average, than their male counterparts. He has a…
Economy Mar 15 Senior Moments Author: Does Forgetfulness Drive the Economy? "Senior Momentologist" Tom Friedman (not the guy from the New York Times, but the noted humor writer) " explains what pandemic amnesia is and how "senior moments" may lead to economic growth. Image by CSA Images/Snapstock/Getty Images. PBS NewsHour's Making…
Economy Mar 15 Senior Moments Author: Does Forgetfulness Drive the Economy? By Paul Solman "Senior Momentologist" Tom Friedman (not the guy from the New York Times, but the noted humor writer) " explains what pandemic amnesia is and how "senior moments" may lead to economic growth. Image by CSA Images/Snapstock/Getty Images.
Economy Mar 14 How Modern Finance Promises to Break the Cycle of Recidivism A new type of financial investment being pioneered in the United Kingdom may be the key for breaking the cycle of recidivism -- and it could be coming soon to a prison near you. Paul Solman visits Riker's Island penitentiary…
Economy Mar 14 How Modern Finance Promises to Break the Cycle of Recidivism By Paul Solman A new type of financial investment being pioneered in the United Kingdom may be the key for breaking the cycle of recidivism -- and it could be coming soon to a prison near you. Paul Solman visits…
Economy Mar 08 Is It Inevitable That the United States Will Default? With all the talk of the fiscal cliff and the sequester, I respond to a reader who wants to know if the economic dominoes are likely to fall, causing a government default, and I weigh in on why…
Economy Mar 08 Companies Hire 236,000 in February, But Long-Term Unemployment Unchanged In February, 236,000 new jobs were added to the economy, which was higher than expected and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percent. But the 7.7 percent unemployment rate -- the official unemployment rate -- is only a small part…
Economy Mar 07 The Depressing Data on Early Childhood Investment Photo by Marc Romanelli/Getty Images. Jerome Kagan is one of the pioneers of developmental child psychology. But I interviewed him a few weeks ago with an economic motivation. PBS NewsHour has begun to explore a virtual reality project designed to…
Economy Mar 07 The Depressing Data on Early Childhood Investment By Paul Solman Photo by Marc Romanelli/Getty Images. Jerome Kagan is one of the pioneers of developmental child psychology. But I interviewed him a few weeks ago with an economic motivation. PBS NewsHour has begun to explore a virtual reality…