YUEI: Bright Spots

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
The Uncommon Economic Indicators project continues with a look at some of the "Bright Spots" you've reported on. Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University and blogger at Marginal Revolution, discusses what does well during a downturn. Then, Jane Kennedy, director of the Maplewood Public Library in New Jersey, talks about how library traffic is booming. And, Colin Young, who owns a ski house that he rents in upstate, on how his rentals are up as more people choose to ski closer to home.

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