Nobel honors economist who challenged wage and price rules

American economist Edmund Phelps won a Nobel Prize for debunking assumptions about inflation and unemployment. Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell about the newest Nobel laurete and other economic issues in the news.

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