The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through.

To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again.

A new book develops a science of scaling.

"The Great Resignation" looks mostly like workers negotiating for a better deal.

It's a bad time to be a world leader. COVID did that.

Carbon removal went mainstream in 2021. But the technology is still light years away from making a real difference combating climate change. A group of economists wants to help change that.

For decades, Montreal has used generous tax subsidies to boost its video game industry. The policy has succeeded, but the city may need to keep the subsidies in place to keep companies from leaving.

A new study looks at the finances of 3 million households over the course of a year. It finds significant differences in the standard of living across America.

The Biden administration has doubled duties on lumber imported from Canada. Critics argue it hurts the goal of affordable housing.

GE announced it's breaking into three. Meanwhile, tech companies continue to take over a wider swath of industries.

Trade with China devastated American communities. A research project offers lessons on how to avoid repeating the same tragedy.

The economy is malfunctioning. We're spending more and getting less. The problem is bigger than just standard inflation.

Americans are exiting their employers' doors and Zoom meetings in droves. In fact, 2.9% of the entire workforce quit their jobs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.