A broad analysis of community data from across the United States reveals that local economic conditions are strongly linked to the psychological well-being of residents. Findings published in the ...

GDP is the common measure of economic performance. Under ideal conditions, GDP growth implies an overall improvement in the economy’s performance. However, nearly half of GDP is produced in sectors ...

Learn how free riders benefit from a collective good or economic resources without paying their share toward its costs. Discover the impact on contributors ...

There isn’t just one problem — there are many, and they’re building at the same time. Rising costs, unstable markets, and shifting job conditions are all pointing in the same direction. Individually, ...

A recent letter of concern circulating online, written by an economics professor at Princeton, urges a local school board to treat snow days and delayed openings as measurable economic losses, ...

Official and independent polls agree on the decline of the Russian leader’s approval ratings as economic problems worsened ...

The vice president vacillated on how to talk about the economy, and ended up adopting marginal pro-business tweaks that both corporate and progressive allies agreed made for a muddled message. By ...