Feb 14 Watch News Wrap: China Passes Japan to Become World's No. 2 Economy In other news Monday, China passed Japan to become the world's second-largest economy after Japan's economy shrunk the final quarter of 2010. Japan has placed behind the U.S. for much of the past 40 years. In Iran, protests inspired by… Continue watching
Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day By Paul Solman Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as… Continue reading
Feb 11 Introducing How-To Economics: Living in a Material World By Paul Solman Today, we inaugurate a new feature here on Making Sen$e: How-to Economics: Living in a Material World. And to explain the good works we're up to, I talked to Duke's Dan Ariely, who'll be one of our prime… Continue reading
Feb 11 Obama Administration Spells Out Endgame for Fannie, Freddie In a long-awaited report, the Obama Administration unveiled a series of proposals today calling for the eventual end of the troubled and often-criticized mortgage financing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Treasury and housing officials proposed options for a new… Continue reading
Feb 10 Making Sen$e: 'Degrowth'?! By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Paul Solman: The last post began to answer Jane Maier's epic email by… Continue reading
Feb 09 Holy E-mail, Batwoman! Is Economics Stuck in the Mud? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: Jean Maier Question: Hello Mr. Solman, I enjoy your economic reports… Continue reading
Feb 09 Holy Email, Batwoman! Is Economics Stuck in the Mud? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Jean Maier Question: Hello Mr. Solman, I enjoy your economic reports on the NewsHour often. I imagine that you will be attending the AEA meeting this January. I'll have to say that I question a lot of what I… Continue reading
Feb 08 Tool$ Tuesday: Currency Conversion and Haydn's Messiah By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: Roland Weiser Question: I would appreciate the name of the site… Continue reading
Feb 07 How Can My Family Protect Itself in Case of Total Economic Meltdown? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Kimberly Foster Question: I am scared. My impression of our country's… Continue reading
Feb 07 How Can My Family Protect Itself in Case of Total Economic Meltdown? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Kimberly Foster Question: I am scared. My impression of our country's economic situation now is that we are bumping along the bottom of the ocean. Neither my husband nor I have any faith in this economy. What is also… Continue reading