Feb 04 Reflections on the Housing Market By Carolyn O'Hara Economist Karl Case co-developed the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, today the most widely watched source of housing market prices in the U.S. Here, in a PBS NewsHour online exclusive, is his summation of the housing crisis -- in verse form. Continue reading
Jan 28 Keynes-Hayek Rap Video Goes Viral! Non-economists Worldwide Infected! Paul Solman: Forgive the sensationalist headline, but after the pummeling we took for debuting the Keynes v. Hayek rap smackdown in December, what harm in bringin’ in more noise and funk? First came the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Country Crooner Merle Hazard Sings the Recession Blues By Paul Solman Merle Hazard, who calls himself the “first and only country singer to write about mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, and physics,” provides the soundtrack to our segment Wednesday night about whether the Fed’s interest rate policies will drive us toward inflation… Continue reading
Jan 19 Richard Freeman on Changing Wall Street By Business Desk Paul Solman: A few months ago, Harvard economist Richard Freeman took us on a recession walking tour of the Boston area. Among the many hats Freeman wears is working at the National Bureau of Economic Research, which declares… Continue reading
Jan 15 Paul Krugman on Values and Economics By Business Desk Paul Solman: To follow up our conversation with Paul Krugman yesterday on how to tackle financial reform, we go ‘up close and personal’ with the Nobel-winning economist today, kicking off with this question I pose to him: Don’t… Continue reading
Jan 14 Paul Krugman on Financial Reform By Business Desk Paul Solman: At January's annual economics meeting in Atlanta, we sat down one-on-one with a variety of intriguing economists, none of whom I've known longer than Paul Krugman. I first interviewed him in the early 1980s, back when… Continue reading
Dec 17 Debating the Legacy of John Maynard Keynes By Business Desk Editor’s note: Last night on the NewsHour, we had a look at the legacy of economist John Maynard Keynes, using as our vehicle an amusing rap song about the legendary economist and thinker. We’d hoped to have the full-fledged… Continue reading
Dec 16 Excerpts from ‘Keynes: The Return of the Master’ By Carolyn O'Hara Lord Robert Skidelsky has written a celebrated biography of economist John Maynard Keynes, which he recently discussed with economics correspondent Paul Solman in an interview. Listen to Skidelsky read a portion of an excerpt of the biography below. Continue reading
Dec 10 Web-Exclusive Video: Is Retirement Good for You? By Business Desk Editor’s note: Tonight’s NewsHour features Paul’s Making Sen$e report on how older workers are struggling to find work in this tough job market, a segment we’ve previewed here on Making Sen$e. In a Web-exclusive video, Paul explores the debate over… Continue reading
Nov 06 Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce By Business Desk Editor’s note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul explores the changing nature of work in a tough economy: Companies may be shedding jobs left and right, but they are increasingly looking for short-term employees to provide work they still need to… Continue reading