Why do we use words like “natural” in economics? Or what about the word “utility”? The answer can be traced all the way back ...

President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement has always been more focused on vibes than policy—but if you had to boil it down to two basic economic ideas, it would be something like ...

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Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

This year’s Nobel Prize for economics is unusually pertinent. It honors three scholars who, in different ways, have tried to understand why innovation happens and how it promotes economic growth.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for ...

Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year. This is an ...

Steve Forbes calls for a major overhaul in how GDP data is interpreted and released, urging the Trump Administration to make a crucial change as it reforms the BLS job growth statistical gathering.