May 27 The Perils of Taking Your Social Security Benefits Too Early By Laurence Kotlikoff Photo of the Social Security Administration in Oakland, Calif., by flickr user dumbeast *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… Continue reading
May 27 The Perils of Taking Your Social Security Benefits Too Early By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Photo of the Social Security Administration in Oakland, Calif., by flickr user dumbeast *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… Continue reading
May 24 How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down? By Paul Solman 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… Continue reading
May 24 How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down? By Diane Lincoln Estes By Paul Solman 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… Continue reading
May 23 The Odds of Disaster: An Economist's Warning on Global Warming By Martin Weitzman No one can say with any assurance what the dollar value of damages would be from the highly uncertain climate changes that might accompany a planet earth that is steadily warming. Paul Solman: Are headlines trumpeting the fact that… Continue reading
May 23 The Odds of Disaster: An Economist's Warning on Global Warming By Martin Weitzman By Martin Weitzman No one can say with any assurance what the dollar value of damages would be from the highly uncertain climate changes that might accompany a planet earth that is steadily warming. Paul Solman: Are headlines trumpeting… Continue reading
May 22 Suicide and the Unemployed EmbedVideo(6376, 482, 304); 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… Continue reading
May 22 Suicide and the Unemployed By Paul Solman 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… Continue reading
May 21 Ask The Headhunter: Over 50? Show How You'll Do the Job Have you ever been skeptical of headhunter Nick Corcodilos' unconventional advice? One job seeker decided to put some Ask The Headhunter methods to the test and the results were extremely successful. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos… Continue reading
May 21 Ask The Headhunter: Over 50? Show How You'll Do the Job By Nick Corcodilos By Nick Corcodilos Have you ever been skeptical of headhunter Nick Corcodilos' unconventional advice? One job seeker decided to put some Ask The Headhunter methods to the test and the results were extremely successful. Photo by Flickr user SalFalko/Creative Commons. Continue reading