Jan 24 Watch Is China’s Fast-Growing Economy Headed for a Crash? Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a bubble destined to burst, taking the world economy down with it? Paul Solman interviews a highly-respected China "bull" and a… Continue watching
Jan 24 D.C.’s Funniest Celebrity: More Economics Comedy Routines Yesterday we featured the econo-comedy of stand-up economist Yoram Bauman at this year's annual convention of dismal scientists. Today we present a few more snippets from the convention's comedy session. Emceeing was University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee, a… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Austan Goolsbee, D.C.’s Funniest Economist Austan Goolsbee, D.C.'s Funniest Economist… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch D.C.’s Funniest Celebrity: More Economics Comedy Routines D.C.’s Funniest Celebrity: More Economics Comedy Routines… Continue watching
Jan 23 D.C.’s Funniest Celebrity: More Economics Comedy Routines By Paul Solman Yesterday we featured the econo-comedy of stand-up economist Yoram Bauman at this year's annual convention of dismal scientists. Today we present a few more snippets from the convention's comedy session. Emceeing was University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee, a… Continue reading
Jan 23 Hyperinflation in Hell: An Economics Comedy Routine Video courtesy of Yoram Bauman. Known as "the dismal science" for a reason that is itself dismal, economics has a tradition of humor long reliant on a few stock, self-deprecating jokes. A physicist, chemist and economist are… Continue reading
Jan 22 Hyperinflation in Hell: An Economics Comedy Routine By Paul Solman Video courtesy of Yoram Bauman. Known as "the dismal science" for a reason that is itself dismal, economics has a tradition of humor long reliant on a few stock, self-deprecating jokes. A physicist, chemist and economist are stranded… Continue reading
Jan 22 Ask Larry: Is Suspend-and-Collect a Flawed Plan? By Paul Solman Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers readers' questions covering issues from retirement, medicare and more. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security … Continue reading
Jan 22 What I Did When My Email Account Was Hacked (Besides Panic) By Paul Solman Photo by Epoxydude via Getty Images. The NewsHour has partnered with Next Avenue, a new PBS website that offers articles, blogs and other critical information for adults over 50. Paul Solman: What follows is of a personal nature… Continue reading