About 10 years ago, the big topics that had economists all atwitter included the "secular stagnation" hypothesis put forward by Lawrence Summers and the rising-inequality hypothesis put forward by Thomas Piketty. Put the two theories together, and you have forecasts for a slow-growth, high-inequality future. The Review of Political Economy (38:3) has put together an

It has gotten more expensive for middle-income families to raise a child due to Republican tax policies. There are ways to fix the problem.

The increase in mortgage rates since the end of February will cost a typical first-time homebuyer $22,680.

Affordability is Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel. Running for President in 2024 he vowed to reduce prices. This dumb promise lacks even the most basic understanding of the US economy.

Affordability is Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel. Running for President in 2024 he vowed to reduce prices. This dumb promise lacks even the most basic understanding of the US economy.

Affordability is Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel. Running for President in 2024 he vowed to reduce prices. This dumb promise lacks even the most basic understanding of the US economy.

Affordability is Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel. Running for President in 2024 he vowed to reduce prices. This dumb promise lacks even the most basic understanding of the US economy.

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When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

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In Louisiana, Chastity Verret Martinez received about 62 percent of the vote to Brad Daigle’s 38, according to reports.

When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

Inflation is Not Just a Problem of Costs, Since Most Wages are Still Linked to CPI. Suppressed Wages Might be a Real Driver of The Affordability Crisis

When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

When it comes to economics, we know two things about Donald Trump. He is obsessed with the US trade deficit. And he thinks tariffs, or import taxes, will solve the trade deficit problem.

In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.

George Bernard Shaw quipped that if you lined up every economist, they would never reach a conclusion. Pshaw has always been my response to this. In August Donald Trump decisively proved Shaw wrong.

George Bernard Shaw quipped that if you lined up every economist, they would never reach a conclusion. Pshaw has always been my response to this. In August Donald Trump decisively proved Shaw wrong.

Protests against ICE raids have escalated in Portland over the last few weeks, but a federal judge said they're not enough to deploy the National Guard.

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In only 6 months, Trump 2.0 has done more damage than in all four years of his first term. Besides his Gestapo-like ICE raids, followed by illegal incarcerations and deportations…

In only 6 months, Trump 2.0 has done more damage than in all four years of his first term. Besides his Gestapo-like ICE raids, followed by illegal incarcerations and deportations…

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Secular stagnation has a long history in economics, beginning with Quesnay and Ricardo, and followed by Mill’s argument that a stationary state was not all bad. This notion then disappeared until H...