Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is a big problem and that the ...

The dollar held gains as markets awaited signals, expected later this week, about the potential timing of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

We study the macroeconomic effects of tariff policy using U.S. historical data from 1840–2024. We construct a narrative series of plausibly exogenous tariff changes – based on major legislative ...

The effect has more than outweighed the growth in inequality in much of the rich world, and almost kept pace with it even in ...

It was exactly 60 years ago, in the depths of winter like it is now, and I wasn’t the only one who took it. Everyone of my batch in graduate economics at the University of Chicago was taking Money ...

Voters might think less taxes would equate to more money in their pockets, but a new study shows that at the local level, the opposite may actually be true. Economists and politicians have weighed the ...

Discover why focusing on microeconomics can lead to smarter investment decisions compared to macroeconomic forecasts. Learn strategic insights for better returns.

Learn how microeconomic pricing models determine market prices through supply and demand. Discover how equilibrium is ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is holding at just above 6% this week after reversing a modest uptick in recent ...

Bates has welcomed a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors joined the college during the 2025-2026 academic year.

A coalition of major trade unions and farmers’ groups in India mounted a nationwide strike Thursday to protest an interim ...

European Union leaders are gathering in Belgium as the bloc argues over how to stand up to pressure from the United States, ...