Economic Watch

COVID-19 caused a sharp drop in economic activity, but emerging signs are pointing to a smooth recovery

Analyzing inflation targeting in 37 countries to see who has been successful and who hasn’t

A look into the economics of billionaires

The US public debt is exploding. Is the country on a path for financial ruin?

On June 23 2016, the United Kingdom narrowly voted in a country-wide referendum to leave the European Union (EU). Economists at the time…

In 1930, highly influential economist John Maynard Keynes made a stunning prediction:

Politicians have repeatedly pointed to a lack of wage growth for the average worker. With the economy booming, why aren’t wages rising?

In recent years, NGDP targeting suddenly burst in the economic spotlight. While the more conventional inflation targeting has become…

Since the onset of the 2008 recession, inflation has remained persistently low. This puzzle has some of the nation’s top economists…