Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder By Paul Solman Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now… Continue reading
Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder By Paul Solman Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now… Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. Economy Adds 157,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs numbers for January reporting that the official unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9 percent, while 157,000 new jobs were added. Paul Solman breaks the numbers down, including his more inclusive "Solman Scale."… Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. Economy Adds 157,000 New Jobs in January, Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly By Paul Solman Photo by Nick M. Do via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell The U.S. economy added 157,000 new jobs in January while the unemployment rate climbed slightly to 7.9 percent, new Labor Department figures show. December unemployment… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Al Gore's 'Future' Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy Al Gore's 'Future' Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy… Continue watching
Jan 31 Why the 'Sandwich Generation' Pays When Young Adults Can't Find Jobs Image by Neil Webb/Ikon Images. With the unemployment rate for young people still nearly double the national rate, young adults are not the only ones who bear the burden of the economic recession. A new Pew Research Center… Continue reading
Jan 31 Rising Inequality: Don't Blame the Robots By Paul Solman Robots work on 2008 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUV frames on the assembly line at Ford Motor Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Mich. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS. Paul Solman: Dean Baker thinks economic inequality is our fault. Baker, who… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Despite Fall in GDP, U.S. Economic Fundamentals Show Forward Momentum Despite Fall in GDP, U.S. Economic Fundamentals Show Forward Momentum… Continue watching
Jan 30 The Economics of Spam and What's So Funny About Monetary Policy? By Paul Solman // In the third extract from this year's American Economic Association (AEA) Humor Session, let's hear it for Justin Rao of Microsoft Research, who talks about "The Economics of Spam." Note that the several mentions of "Varian" refer to Hal… Continue reading
Jan 30 More Economic Comedy Routines: The Economics of Spam and What's So Funny About Monetary Policy? By Paul Solman // In the third extract from this year's American Economic Association (AEA) Humor Session, let's hear it for Justin Rao of Microsoft Research, who talks about "The Economics of Spam." Note that the several mentions of "Varian" refer to Hal… Continue reading