Affordability, long a kitchen-table concern for many American families, has escalated into a national crisis, following years of persistently high inflation and a widening wealth gap.

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of the economy and problems facing the country. For this analysis, we surveyed 8,638 adults from May 13-19, 2024. Everyone who ...

The Trump administration has a problem. The latest jobs report showed just 22,000 jobs were added in August. Employment data for June was revised to a loss of 13,000 jobs, the first net loss since the ...

Crucial topics in economics go in and out like fashion trends. When I first taught macroecon in the 1980s, the money supply was a key issue in economic policy. Inflation was high. The Keynesian ...

An economist has warned Donald Trump's "dismantling" of the economy will make a major problem for the Republican Party. Mariana Mazzucato has said recent policies are a "hodgepodge" of ideas from the ...

I am a junior in high school and want to know if I should study economics or business as a major in college. The University of Pennsylvania offers both majors. Harvard does not offer a business major ...