Interview: Charles Ballard - 5/9/06

Two weeks ago, General Motors announced it had lost $323 million in the first quarter. Yesterday, they revised those figures, and now say they made $445 million.  What changed was the accounting. To find out how to evaluate this reversal of fortunes, Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry called up Charles Ballard. He is a professor of economics at Michigan State.

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