Got the winning lottery ticket? An economist explains what to do with all that money
A lucky South Carolinian may soon have a windfall of more than $1.5 billion. Academic research has some suggestions about…
A lucky South Carolinian may soon have a windfall of more than $1.5 billion. Academic research has some suggestions about…
The $4 billion that foundations are pledging to spend within five years amounts to less than 1 percent of what businesses…
Real tax reform is about more than cutting taxes to woo voters. It's about making the system fairer.
Convincing people to see and appreciate the threats posed by climate change is one of the great challenges of our day. Insurers…
The lottery’s jackpot has swelled to that eye-watering sum, but research suggests hopeful ticket holders should be careful…
Lotteries purportedly generate money to support public education. Jackpots are getting bigger and bigger – but states…
Explaining how carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems work is simpler than figuring out how high those taxes and caps should…
Trump claimed that 'we would be punishing ourselves' by using US arms sales to Saudi Arabia as a bargaining chip…
The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is worsening relations between US allies Turkey…
The death of the rules-based world order that supports the global economy and free trade has been greatly exaggerated.
Una profunda recesión, una grave sequía y la caída de la moneda han provocado el mayor rescate de la historia del FMI.…
A deep recession, a severe drought and a plunging currency have led to the biggest bailout in IMF history and 60 percent…
Si bien muchos padres creen que darle un móvil a sus hijos es una cuestión de seguridad, una investigación demuestra…
William Nordhaus showed that the market offers the best chance for preventing global catastrophe form climate change.
The rise of superstar companies that dominate their industries may be partly to blame for the lack of wage growth in the…
Americans seem to believe trade deficits are a bad thing, partly because of arguments suggesting they mean the US is 'losing.'…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to make charitable donations easier and more affordable through a new employee…
Harvesting gains from digital money by giving some of it away can be better for donors than the nonprofits they support.
Canada, the US and Mexico are about to rip up the 25-year-old NAFTA and replace it with something new. But how new?
In promoting men to positions of power, companies and other organizations have frequently brushed aside allegations of sexual…