Chris Farrell

Economics Editor

SHORT BIO

Chris Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media. Chris is also economics correspondent for Marketplace, the largest business program in broadcasting and chief economics correspondent for American RadioWorks, the largest producer of long-form documentaries in public radio. He is also contributing economics editor at Business Week magazine. He was host and executive editor of public television’s Right on the Money. He is the author of two books: Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Finances, and Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. Chris is a graduate of Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Latest Stories (2,387)

The Washington Cesspool

Oct 15, 2007
This is ridiculous. Lawmakers and lobbyists are pigs at the trough, as this Washington Post story makes clear: Getting Around Rules on Lobbying,...

Marketplace Money Mailbag

Oct 13, 2007
Chris Farrell answers your questions about helping a troubled homeowner cope with an adjusting mortgage, sorting the confusion of 529 plans, and what to do with a real estate inheritance.
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Straight Story: Pay-day lenders

Oct 13, 2007
Chris Farrell offers his opinion on a new law that caps the amount of interest a pay-day lender can charge to members of the military.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 11, 2007
If Hollywood remakes the 1967 classic, The Graduate, the advice to Benjamin might be "federal government" instead of "plastics." As a way to...

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Oct 11, 2007
Last night, my teenage son recited the famous first paragraph from A Tale of Two Cities. He's reading it for class. I chuckled while he said the...

The Personal Finances of Domestic Partners

Oct 7, 2007
Last Wednesday, we held at an educational seminar at Minnesota Public Radio for people who are in domestic partner relationships. The auditorium...

A Strong Defense of SCHIP

Oct 6, 2007
This is the best defense of why the President should have signed rather than vetoed the SCHIP legislation. It's posted on Greg Mankiw's blog. ...

Marketplace Money Mailbag

Oct 5, 2007
How fast can economics editor Chris Farrell go? Find out in this third installment of the Mailbag speed round. Chris also covers advising college freshmen on personal finance and dealing with Roth IRA income limits.
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