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Every few months a headline or social media post circulates declaring that a corporate leader earns hundreds or even thousands of times more than...
Note: The October-November readings for both the Consumer Price Index and the Everyday Price Index should be viewed as provisional rather than definitive. A...
The title of Dan Wang’s book Breakneck focuses on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) specifically, but it is really about the self-conscious great-power...
It must be frustrating to be an economist. Theoretical discussions and arguments about tariffs date back to at least the eighteenth century. In 1776,...
For decades, international development has been synonymous with massive aid programs, billion-dollar projects, and slow-moving bureaucracies. Governments and global institutions have spent trillions trying...
Fears about tariffs causing a recession are high right now. Betting markets pretty clearly favor the claim of a forthcoming recession. Businesses do have...
After a quarter-long inflationary resurgence, it looks like prices are now falling. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.18 percent in March 2025, bringing the index to 292.9. The March increase brings the number of consecutive...
On Capitol Hill, where memories are short, concern about open-ended military conflicts — or as one might call them, war — is now considered...
After a quarter-long inflationary resurgence, it looks like prices are now falling. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.18 percent in March 2025, bringing the index to 292.9. The March increase brings the number of consecutive...
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.18 percent in March 2025, bringing the index to 292.9. The March increase brings the number of consecutive...
Fears about tariffs causing a recession are high right now. Betting markets pretty clearly favor the claim of a forthcoming recession. Businesses do have...