Oct 16 Robert Reich: Making People Laugh about Economic Inequality In part two of our extended conversation with Robert Reich, he explains how he first met Bill Clinton in 1968 and why laughing is so essential to learning. Watch Making Sen$e's broadcast interview with Reich above. Friday night's NewsHour featured… Continue reading
Oct 15 Why Robert Reich cares so passionately about economic inequality Friday's Making Sen$e segment featured economist Robert Reich and the film about his eternal struggle against "Inequality for All." Here's the transcript of the first part of his extended conversation with Paul Solman about what motivates his passion. Continue reading
Oct 15 Why Robert Reich Cares so Passionately about Economic Inequality By Robert Reich Friday's Making Sen$e segment featured economist Robert Reich and the film about his eternal struggle against "Inequality for All." Friday night's NewsHour featured about six-and-a-half minutes of an interview with newly minted movie star Robert… Continue reading
Oct 14 New Nobel economist Robert Shiller on the insanity of markets Robert Shiller, one of the Nobel laureates in economics announced Monday, has spoken to Paul Solman about the line of research that won him the prize. Photo courtesy of World Economic Forum Flickr account via Creative Commons. Continue reading
Oct 14 New Nobel Economist Robert Shiller on the Insanity of Markets Robert Shiller, one of the Nobel laureates in economics announced Monday, has spoken to Paul Solman about the line of research that won him the prize. Photo courtesy of World Economic Forum Flickr account via Creative Commons. Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Oct 14 When life partners should marry to benefit from Social Security By Laurence Kotlikoff Depending on your age and financial position, Social Security may reward you and your partner for finally tying the knot. Photo courtesy of flickr user terrellcwoods. Continue reading
Oct 14 When Life Partners Should Marry to Benefit from Social Security By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Marriage may increase your Social Security benefits. Photo courtesy of flickr user terrellcwoods. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas… Continue reading
Oct 11 How Singapore uses incentives: Leaders paid $1.3M Singapore is such a wealthy, clean and peaceful city-state, in part, because of government incentives and disincentives to encourage and discourage certain behaviors. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Peter Garnhum via Creative Commons. Continue reading
Oct 11 How Singapore Uses Incentives: Leaders Get $1.3M, Cars Go for $100K By Lew Mandell Singapore is such a wealthy, clean and peaceful city-state, in part, because of government incentives and disincentives to encourage and discourage certain behaviors. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Peter Garnhum via Creative Commons. Paul Solman: Financial education… Continue reading
Oct 10 What can Bitcoin buy? No more heroin, but baklava and a dinner date What can bitcoins get you and how do you make purchases with them? They may be a safer payment option than credit cards, suggests Marc Hochstein, and you don't even need to own them to transact with them, explains Stephen… Continue reading