Economy Feb 11 Ask Larry: What’s the Best Age to Take Spousal or Survivor Benefits? Photo by Flickr user GabeB. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of you to write in that we now feature…
Economy Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008.
Economy Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008.
Economy Feb 07 The Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Fix that Works and Pays for Itself Economist Bob Lerman proposes a solution to the youth unemployment crisis in the United States arguing the quickest way to getting unemployed kids off the streets and onto the payroll is through work apprenticeships. Unlike internships, apprenticeships train…
Economy Feb 06 What Good Do Money Management Firms Have to Offer? When a feline can pick stocks better than a human, money manager Jon Shayne argues there are still very good reasons to have money management firms actively pick stocks and invest your money. Photo by Tom Noser. Paul…
Economy Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now…
Economy Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now…
Economy Feb 01 U.S. Economy Adds 157,000 New Jobs in January, Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly Photo by Nick M. Do via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell The U.S. economy added 157,000 new jobs in January while the unemployment rate climbed slightly to 7.9 percent, new Labor Department figures show. December unemployment…
Economy Jan 31 Rising Inequality: Don’t Blame the Robots Robots work on 2008 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUV frames on the assembly line at Ford Motor Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Mich. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS. Paul Solman: Dean Baker thinks economic inequality is our fault. Baker, who…
Economy Jan 30 The Economics of Spam and What’s So Funny About Monetary Policy? // In the third extract from this year's American Economic Association (AEA) Humor Session, let's hear it for Justin Rao of Microsoft Research, who talks about "The Economics of Spam." Note that the several mentions of "Varian" refer to Hal…