How far will he go?

By Yonah Freemark, George Kisiel. Downzonings were used by US cities in the postwar period to preserve neighborhood character. These land-use policies were associated with lower housing supply, higher...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

The war in Ukraine, intensifying U.S. pressure on NATO members, and other factors are leading many European countries to pursue increased defense

When President Xi Jinping faced a deflation spiral a decade ago, he not only cracked down on China’s oversupply problem but also unleashed an almost $900 billion housing investment boom.

When Washington announced a “framework deal” with China in June, it marked a silent shifting of gears in the global political economy. This was not the beginning of U.S. President Donald Trump’s imagi...

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

Russia’s military engagement in Africa has grown since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a deliberate and cost-effective strategy.