Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
The attacks on the World Trade Center closed down Wall Street. Stock markets are scheduled to reopen on Monday. But for many industries the landscape has changed. Diane and a panel of economic experts talk about last week’s terrorist strikes and their short and longterm implications for the U.S. economy.
Guests
- George Hager Business reporter for USA Today
- James Glassman Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and host of TechCentralStation.com
- Robert Hartwig Chief economist at the Insurance Information Institute
- Robert Shiller - duplicate record Professor of economics at Yale University and author of "Irrational Exuberance" (Princeton University Press)
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