Financial Word of the Day: Hicksian demand refers to the quantity of a good a consumer would purchase after a price change, ...

Researchers in the Industrial Organization (IO) program study consumer and firm behavior, competition, innovation, and government regulation. This report begins with a brief summary of general ...

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Nicolas Sommet, a social psychologist and research manager at the LIVES ...

The Budget Lab at Yale aims to address gaps in current economic analysis. Founded last year by three former members of the Biden administration — Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin ’11, ...

After a year of mass layoffs and uncertainty, 2026 could stabilize hiring trends and bring equilibrium to the U.S. labor market, according to a Nov. 18 report from HireQuest. In particular, the job ...

The United States announced new, higher tariff rates this year. Tariffs can affect supply chains, investment, and firms’ input costs, resulting in supply-side effects such as higher inflation and ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday it was working to update its schedule of economic data releases affected by the recently ended ...

SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and project ...

Johns Hopkins—the largest private employer in Maryland—delivered a $40 billion economic impact across the state last year, including supporting 149,000 jobs, according to a new analysis. In Baltimore ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I apply economic insights to improve regulations and their effects. At a time when politicians of both parties are seeking ever ...