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Investors have been witnessing big swings on Wall Street as well as Asian and European exchanges. And now France is the latest country caught in the crossfire in the debt crisis playing Europe and the United States.

Steve Inskeep talks to Jonathan Loynes, the chief European economist at Capital Economics in London.

Many believe that one of the biggest challenges poor people face is hunger, but economist Abhijit Banerjee argues that the economics of poverty are often much more nuanced.

Banerjee looks at how poor people make economic decisions in his book, Poor Economics.

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Egypt's political repression has been seen as one cause of the country's current unrest. But what about Egypt's economy?

Steve Inskeep talks to Max Rodenbeck, the Middle East correspondent for The Economist.

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The Iraqi economy is mired in old patterns: Most paying jobs are with the government, which is dependent on oil for revenue.

Iraqi entrepreneurs say red tape and corruption make it difficult to start a private business; one economist argues the economy is on the brink of collapse.

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The more money you earn, the more likely you are to munch on a muffin or down a power bar at your desk. And the more frequently you munch, the better your chance of being healthy.

Those are among the findings in a report by University of Texas at Austin economist Daniel Hamermesh released earlier this [...]

I've been reading Don't Call It Sprawl: Metropolitan Structure in the 21st Century by economist William Bogart.

Despite its title, it's not really another ideological entry in the sprawl debate. He uses techniques from trade theory to analyze zoning's impacts....