Profs. Robert Merton and Simon Johnson join PBS economics correspondent Paul Solman to discuss interest rates and investing.

"The eventual new and very big kid on the block is, under all but extreme scenarios, China and, after China, India."

"In my experience there are some essential steps that startups should take when the economic environment deteriorates."

"The economic forces that allow intermediaries to hold market power in traditional finance might still exist in the DeFi world."

Former MIT Sloan faculty Ben Bernanke and Douglas Diamond have won the Nobel Prize in economics.

Prof. Jonathan Parker says: “It's crazy to think we can flip the national light switch back on and reopen the economy nationally." (00:38)

Prof. Johnson writes: "Rebuilding the economy requires rebuilding our confidence in public health.”

"...many countries might soon face a debt crisis on top of their health and economic crises — especially if growth recovers slowly."

...now is an appropriate time for the federal government to consider economic research carefully in order to provide significant relief...

Bob Pozen on the market and economic issues of the day as well as the winner of the first Miriam Pozen Prize.