GBH’s Morning Edition host Mark Herz spoke with MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber about the measure on the November ballot in Massachusetts.

Great minds go off on odd tangents. In 1930, John Maynard Keynes took time out from thinking about the Great Depression, which was throwing millions out of work, to write a charming essay about the ...

Self-interest describes actions that are intended to result in personal gain. It comes with both pros and cons.

Argentina's renewal of a $5 billion currency swap with China, despite opposition from the United States, has given a boost to the country's economic recovery and underscored a financial partnership ...

II. The Chinese Side Has Scrupulously Honored the Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement III. The US Side Has Failed to Meet Its Obligations Under the Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement As the ...

Jersey City taxpayers are confronting an unprecedented fiscal crisis that follows years of steep, abrupt reductions in state ...

Discover four key economic concepts: scarcity, supply and demand, costs and benefits, and incentives. Learn how they affect consumer choices and financial decisions.

In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the Supreme Court invalidated the majority of President Donald Trump's global tariffs.

FRANCISCO RODRÍGUEZ is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a Faculty Affiliate at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs.

Much of today’s economic debate is plagued by a basic category error. Policymakers, commentators and even central bankers talk endlessly about inflation, when what ...