Dec 21 Top payouts to federal false claims whistleblowers in fiscal year 2014 By Saskia de Melker In the last fiscal year, the federal government recovered a record $5.69 billion under the False Claims Act. And as recoveries have increased, so have the awards for those whistleblowers who play a crucial role in exposing cases of fraud. Continue reading
Dec 19 How economic theory can help stop sexual assault By Michael Chwe Economist Michael Chwe turns to game theory to explain how a new reporting technology and social norms marketing can help reduce the incidence of sexual assault. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 4:57 American businesses eye Cuban opportunities - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 6:34 This holiday season, behavioral economics could be a gift that keeps giving By PBS News Hour Do you struggle with slouching, overeating or oversleeping? This holiday season, there’s a gift for that. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Sendhil Mullainathan about consumer innovations that promise to improve your life through behavioral economics. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 8:25 Is the 2015 spending bill a gift to big banks? By PBS News Hour Tucked into the new federal spending bill that passed this week was a provision to loosen banking regulations on hedges known as derivatives or swaps, rolling back part of the Dodd-Frank Act that was enacted after the financial crisis. Dennis… Continue watching
Dec 18 Where to give your money this holiday season, according to behavioral economics By Paul Solman If you're fortunate enough to be able to donate money this holiday season, which organizations will be receiving your checks? Paul Solman speaks with Yale behavioral economist Dean Karlan about the causes that are using funds most efficiently. Continue reading
Dec 17 Why the middle class is not feeling a recovery By Simone Pathe The wealth gap between upper-income Americans and the rest of the country has reached a new high. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, the gap actually widened during the recovery as only upper-income families recouped some of the wealth… Continue reading
Dec 17 Federal Reserve expresses patience on rate raises By Simone Pathe The Federal Reserve turned financial commentators into would-be linguists Wednesday. The Open Market Committee did not raise interest rates, but it did alter the language used to describe its willingness to wait to raise rates. Continue reading
Dec 17 Can you avoid falling into the Medicare donut hole? By Philip Moeller When you enter the "donut hole," prescriptions can become prohibitively expensive. But changing insurers won't help; the hole comes from Medicare, and although the Affordable Care Act will eventually do away with it, boomers are stuck with it until 2020. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:29 Does economic turbulence hurt Putin's power? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching