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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Unmasking Interest Rates, Honky-Tonk Style

Updated: January 27 2010,
Author: barrel fan
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Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Economic Institutions, Fiscal Policy, Money
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Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard.

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