An economic shock, also known as a macroeconomic shock, is any unexpected event that has a large-scale, unexpected impact on the economy. Many, but not all, economists also say that a shock has to be ...

Upper-income Americans are doing better, while low- and moderate-income households are falling behind. Why does that matter?

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Mentor is a city that’s developed a reputation for consistently achieving economic success. We were reminded of that fact after reading a recent News-Herald story that provided an update on business ...

The state is a slow learner and hence will remain a drag on the nation’s economy. But it will be a net benefit to the nation if the federal government and other state governments profit from ...

A recent opinion piece about the morality of capitalism touched off an argument between two students in one of my econ classes. In this political season, people are quick to throw terms like ...

A heretical idea has entered the national discourse: Maybe some other nations handle their economies better than we do. Some nations, after all, are growing like gangbusters. Some nations have ...

The year unexpectedly became an experiment in emergency powers and unemployment insurance benefits. It remains to be seen how kindly history will look back on the pandemic-related lockdowns and ...

The Federal Reserve on Friday released examples of the so-called fan charts that will be produced for Fed officials’ economic projections. A notice from the Fed said the fan charts would be included ...