SHORT BIO
Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America.
Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics.
His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
Latest Stories (645)
Are hours of football practice a job?
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 25, 2014
Northwestern football players are scheduled to vote on whether they want to be represented by a union.
IRS employees who don't pay their own taxes
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 23, 2014
Thousands of IRS workers got rewards despite being disciplined for misconduct.
A weaker earnings season for banks
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 7, 2014
Big banks profits are not expected to be as strong as they have been.
Investors hunger for GrubHub
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 4, 2014
The online food-delivery service expects strong interest in their IPO
What to do when an online review isn't true
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 3, 2014
A business owner in Virginia sues Yelp to reveal the identity of negative reviewers.
Are billboards effective advertising?
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 28, 2014
Billboard companies are turning a profit despite the challenge of measuring the effectiveness of the advertisements to influence consumers.
Bridging the language barrier at movies
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 28, 2014
myLINGO allows moviegoers to download film soundtracks in another language
Exchanging currency in Venezuela is a nightmare
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 10, 2014
A new exchange system could bring the currency rate closer to the black market.
Legalization won't lift all laborers
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 7, 2014
Undocumented workers likely will not leave current jobs even when they can work here legally -- part of our series, City of Dreams.
Why foreign consumers shop in U.S.
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 7, 2014
Competition and other factors can lower the price of consumer goods in this country.