Apr 03 Your Thoughts on the Bubble Quiz Creative commons photo courtesy flickr user Smaku. A bevy of emails have inundated our inbox since we first posted Charles Murray's popular quiz, "Do You Live In a Bubble?" and its attempt to ascertain users' socio-economic status… Continue reading
Apr 02 Where to Find Our Economic Inequality Coverage Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Bill Grisolia Question: Did you do the report examining the connections between the growing… Continue reading
Apr 02 Economic Inequality Series: A Guide Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri via Getty Images. Paul Solman has been covering economic inequality for nearly 25 years as part of his business and economics reporting for the PBS NewsHour. His recent series has looked at the… Continue reading
Apr 02 Economic Inequality Series: a Guide Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri via Getty Images. Paul Solman has been covering economic inequality for nearly 25 years as part of his business and economics reporting for the PBS NewsHour. His recent series has looked at… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Author Charles Murray on Bubbles, Marriage and ‘Coming Apart Interview with libertarian Charles Murray on America's 'Coming Apart.'… Continue watching
Feb 29 Rich Shopper, Poor Shopper and the End of Economic Mobility Photo by Tobias Helbig via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Alvera Pritchard: I found the Rich/Poor Shopper segment… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Stand-Up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future In this final edition, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch The Strange, Animal-Killing Side Effects of Tax Policy Changes Arthur Laffer describes how he dealt with death threats for his tax-changing role. Continue watching
Jan 10 Does the Desire to Make More Money Increase Economic Inequality? Photo of Steve Jobs in 2010 by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: John Livingston Question:… Continue reading
Jan 10 Does the Desire to Make More Money Increase Economic Inequality? Photo of Steve Jobs in 2010 by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: John Livingston… Continue reading