Gas Prices in the US vs Globally - Jared Bernstein June 4, 2008

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/25/Jared_Bernstein_on_Crunch_Why_Do_I_Feel_So_Squeezed

Economist Jared Bernstein blames supply and demand for high gas prices in the U.S. and recognizes conservation as a leading solution to the problem.

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Jared Bernstein talks about Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries).

Is Social Security really going bust? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? If youd like to know the answers to these questions, premier economist Jared Bernstein is here to help - Book Passage

Jared Bernstein joined the Economic Policy Institute in 1992. His latest book is Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries), which follows All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy.

His areas of research include income inequality and mobility, trends in employment and earnings, low-wage labor markets and poverty, international comparisons, and the analysis of federal and state economic policies.

He is the co-author of eight editions of the book The State of Working America and has published extensively in popular and academic venues, including The New York Times, Washington Post, American Prospect, and Research in Economics and Statistics. He is also a contributor to the financial news station CNBC.