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As part of his continuing series Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman at PBS has a unique look at the legacy of economist John Maynard Keynes, who first introduced the concept of government intervention in the economy, and his countertenor Friedrich Hayek.

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Making Sen$e

Keynes vs. Hayek: Making Sen$e

In the latest report of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman talks to New York Times economics reporter Ed Andrews, who chronicles his personal tale of the mortgage crisis in Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown.

Mortgage Meltdown: Making Sen$e

In her new book, The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents -- a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series.

Global Economics: Making Sen$e

More than 12 percent of the roughly 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were jobless last month, compared to 9 percent of the total population. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman looks at the problems many service members face in finding a job back home.

Job-Seeking Vets Confront Stigma: Making Sen$e

What do economists mean when they talk about the shape of a recession or recovery in terms of letters of the alphabet? Paul Solman talks with Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to understand how we graph a recession and its corresponding recovery. Then, leading economists weigh in on the shape they think the recovery will take. Will it look like a V, W, or U?

Deciphering the Shape of Economic Recovery: Making Sen$e

In a follow-up to his report last month on the unforgiving job market for recent college grads, Paul Solman looks at graduates who've already been out of school for several years and are still struggling to find employment in their areas of interest. It's part of his ongoing series of reports on Making Sen$e of financial news.

So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree: Making Sen$e

As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from two Ohio counties -- Crawford and Delaware -- that had similar incomes 30 years ago, but their economies and populations have since taken very different paths.

Economic Paths Diverged Over 30 Years: Making Sen$e

As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of business and the economy, Paul Solman talks to MIT finance professor Andrew Lo about why he's asking Congress to keep investigating the financial crisis.

Massive Financial Crisis: Making Sen$e

Is the aptitude for business (the legal kind) distributed among convicted criminals as it is in the general population? One seasoned executive thinks so, and believes that by hiring the cream of the ex-con crop, his company will have a leg up on the competition. Paul Solman reports as part of his Making Sen$e series.

How to Succeed in Business: Making Sen$e

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on why more good jobs haven't been created in recent years. Can new technological innovations create widespread job growth as past generations have seen?

Making Sen$e

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