A closer examination of economic data reveals that beneath the seemingly robust 6% nominal growth rate in gross domestic product, the traditional drivers of the U.S. economy are stagnating, according ...

A negative jobs report for February added to already worrisome prospects for the US economy as the conflict with Iran intensifies.

From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.

For more than a century, economists have tried to reduce economics to a series of mathematical equations and statistical analysis. They have failed miserably, ...

For more than a century, economists have tried to reduce economics to a series of mathematical equations and statistical ...

This paper shows that the pace of technology creation is a key driver of the skill premium. It develops a model in which skilled workers have a comparative advantage in learning new technologies. As ...

Most important, little else in the economy points to a shift towards the wealthy. The wages of low-earners are growing at a similar rate to those of richer ones—and grew much faster in the ...

The phenomenon is bipartisan. This week, Trump argued that by many markers — the price of gas, the stock market, the fall in ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer draws on a deeply personal experience to examine what economics reveals about drugs, addiction, and the laws meant to contain them. Photo: Free to Choose Network Cartel ...

Yum! Brands, Inc.’s YUM next growth phase appears increasingly tied to a single, deliberate priority: improving franchise-level economics. Management has made it clear that unit expansion, margin ...

Earlier Wednesday, President Trump said that, following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, the two had reached "the framework of a future deal" on Greenland. However, neither Mr. Trump ...