American students have a solid grasp of many broad economic principles, but they often lack a basic knowledge of the facts, rules, and institutions that shape their daily lives as citizens and ...

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Exit polling suggests that the dominating issue for voters in the presidential election was the economy. Americans can barely afford groceries, rent and child care. Voters perceived President-elect ...

Economics has always had something of a problem defining itself. One economist, Jacob Viner, even offered the explanation that, “Economics is what economists do.” Viner’s smarty-pants explanation was ...

If there is one consistent theme in President Trump’s economic philosophy, it is that trade deficits are bad for the country and must be eliminated. This is the principal motivation for his recent ...

Politicians have been stumbling over one another to take credit for the popular Cash for Clunkers program, which provides up to $4,500 to consumers who trade in gas-guzzling cars and trucks for more ...

Arthur Laffer is best known as the economist who invented the Laffer Curve, a diagram that shows how an optimal tax rate can maximize revenues without discouraging people from working. So I was ...