Jacob Goldstein appears in the following:
What If You Couldn't Take Your Money To Another State?
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
One day, the legislature in the state where you live passes a new law: Until further notice, you're not allowed to take your money to another state.
There are exceptions. You can take a few thousand dollars with you if you go on a trip. You can do some out-of-state ...
Where The Bank Really Keeps Your Money
Monday, March 18, 2013
Cyprus has about as many residents as the Bronx. All Cypriot banks combined are smaller than the 30th-largest U.S. bank. So why is the country's financial system front-page news today?
The answer, in large part, comes down to two words: Deposit insurance. Deposit insurance is one ...
In One Key Way, The Housing Crisis Is Still Going Strong
Monday, March 11, 2013
The housing market is recovering. Prices are rising, the number of foreclosures is falling, and construction crews are finally starting to build again. But in one key way, housing remains in crisis mode: The U.S. housing market is still a ward of the state.
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The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Isn't Scary Enough
Thursday, March 07, 2013
One of the defining graphs of our time (yes, there are defining graphs of our time) comes from the blog Calculated Risk. It tracks the job market in every U.S. recession and recovery since WWII — and it shows just how brutal the the past few years have ...
The Dow Isn't Really At A Record High (And It Wouldn't Matter If It Were)
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Just a quick, cranky reminder: Despite what you may have read, the Dow Jones industrial average did not hit a new high today in any meaningful sense.
After adjusting for inflation, the Dow was higher in 2000 than it is today. It was also higher in 2007. It ...
Real Economists Study Fake Candidate
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
In a new paper, two economists write:
In 2012 the National Public Radio program Planet Money created a fake presidential platform based on the issues a small sample of economists, with different political views, agreed upon. In focus groups this platform found no support among the public ...
Why Economists Love Price Gouging, And Why It's So Rare
Monday, October 29, 2012
Surprise! There Are 386,000 More Jobs Than We Thought
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The iPhone 5 And The Economy: Don't Believe The Hype
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Thursday Night, Obama Will Know The Biggest Secret In The U.S. Economy
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Eating Out Should Be More Expensive On Saturday Night
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
For most of human history, the price of any given thing was whatever a buyer and a seller could agree on. The price tag — and the world of fixed prices that it implies-- didn't come along until the 19th century, with the rise of department stores.
Economists, for the ...
Video Game Company Hires Economist To Study Virtual Worlds
Monday, June 25, 2012
A Lost Decade For American Families
Monday, June 11, 2012
JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss, Explained
Friday, May 11, 2012
A 10-Year-Old Boy's Solution To The Euro Crisis, In 1 Picture
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
The Million-Dollar Taxi
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Monday Morning Politics
Monday, August 08, 2011
Bloomberg BusinessWeek senior editor Diane Brady, and Will Saletan, Slate’s national correspondent, and Jacob Goldstein from NPR's Planet Money, and WNYC's Ilya Marritz from the Stock Exchange floor, chat about the S&P downgrade, the market reaction today, and the political fallout.
Why S&P's Downgrade Of The U.S. Credit Rating May Not Be As Bad As It Sounds
Friday, August 05, 2011
Tapping the Strategic Reserves
Friday, June 24, 2011
To tap or not to tap? NPR's Planet Money correspondent Jacob Goldstein discusses President Obama's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves and what goes into the decision-making process.
