{"624349":{"#nid":"624349","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Besedes Joins NPR\u2019s 1A Show as Guest Panelist","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/tibor-besedes\u0022\u003ETibor Besedes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;joined a panel of experts to talk about the economy on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E1a\u003C\/em\u003E, a radio show syndicated by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENPR.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EThe episode, entitled \u0026quot;Smarten Up About the Economy,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;aired on July 30.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026#39;s an excerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-fed\/a-fed-interest-rate-cut-is-in-the-bag-what-then-idUSKCN1UO0E6\u0022\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s extremely likely that the Federal Reserve will decide\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to lower interest rates this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELost already? Yup, us too. Here\u0026rsquo;s more about how the cut might affect you,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-the-federal-reserve-interest-rate-cut-might-mean-f-1836790877\u0022\u003Eper Gizmodo\u0026rsquo;s Lifehacker\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;When the Fed cuts interest rates, it usually means it\u0026rsquo;ll cost less to borrow money\u0026mdash;whether you\u0026rsquo;re applying for a new credit card or taking out a mortgage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, interest rate cuts aren\u0026rsquo;t typically associated with a growing economy. As Ann Saphir at Reuters reminds us, the last time the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates was during \u0026#39;the depths of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.\u0026#39;\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what\u0026rsquo;s behind the Fed\u0026rsquo;s choice? Does the American economy need the support of an interest rate cut?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/the1a.org\/shows\/2019-07-30\/smarten-up-about-the-economy\u0022\u003EListen here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Questions to Besedes start at the 24:28 mark.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe School of Economics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Libeal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor\u00a0Tibor Besedes\u00a0joined a panel of experts to talk about the economy on\u00a01a, a radio show syndicated by\u00a0NPR.\u00a0The episode, entitled \u0022Smarten Up About the Economy,\u0022\u00a0aired on July 30."}],"uid":"34791","created_gmt":"2019-08-12 14:58:39","changed_gmt":"2019-08-12 14:58:39","author":"rmeyden3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"609901":{"id":"609901","type":"image","title":"Tibor Besedes","body":null,"created":"1534520646","gmt_created":"2018-08-17 15:44:06","changed":"1537473328","gmt_changed":"2018-09-20 19:55:28","alt":"","file":{"fid":"232271","name":"tibor.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tibor.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tibor.png","mime":"image\/png","size":153003,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tibor.png?itok=hga5PWXM"}}},"media_ids":["609901"],"groups":[{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERachel van der Meyden\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing and Events Coordinator\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-4919\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Erachel.vandermeyden@econ.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachel.vandermeyden@econ.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}