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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economist Mulls Interplay of Money, Morality
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely mulls decision-making mechanisms in finance and the ways in which many people rationalize their unethical actions.
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In East St. Louis, a Racial Divide in Unemployment
Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the racial disparity in unemployment in East St. Louis, where memories of the Great...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Colorism' in the Labor Market
Paul Solman investigates why darker skinned black men face greater discrimination and lower wages in the labor market than lighter...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In St. Louis, Signs of New Deal Stimulus Projects
Paul Solman reports on plans for federal stimulus money in St. Louis and compares today's projects with ones constructed during...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Slumping Economy, a Shift in Shopping Habits
Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to author Paco Underhill about how consumer habits have changed in the recession.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Paul Solman Explores The 'Paradox of Thrift'
Paul Solman examines how the consumers who decide to save their money instead of spending it may exacerbate the effects...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Bailing Out the Boardroom
Graphic illustrating how much bailed-out CEO's take home in their paychecks.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Taxpayers Mull Options for CEO Bonus Payback
Paul Solman explores options for getting some of the money back to taxpayers from CEO bonuses at companies that received...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Workers Willing to Sacrifice to Avoid Layoffs
Paul Solman reports on some workers who have made sacrifices to avoid more layoffs in their workplace.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Web Extra: 'Share' Economy at Beth Israel Hospital
At Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, more than 400 positions have been saved thanks to executives taking lower salaries...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Historian Finds Positive Side of Economic Downturn
Great Depression historian Robert McElvaine found that economic downturns can cut down on consumption and help people focus on what...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Kenneth Rogoff Discusses U.S. Debt and China
Paul Solman interviews economist Kenneth Rogoff about record U.S. debt and China.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: German Economic Minister Discusses Strategy
Germany's economic minister speaks with Paul Solman about how Europe's largest economy plans to navigate the global economic downturn.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Where the Bailout Money Comes From
Paul Solman explains how the government will produce the money to fund its economic-rescue measures while trying to keep inflation...
Key Concepts: Financial Institutions, Money, Money
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Elkhart Among Hardest Hit by Rising Unemployment
Paul Solman reports on the view of the economy from Elkhart, Ind., where unemployment has topped 15 percent.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Find Silver Lining in Dark Economic Cloud
Paul Solman reports on the unexpected positive side effects the economic downturn has had for some Americans.
