Politicians have been stumbling over one another to take credit for the popular Cash for Clunkers program, which provides up to $4,500 to consumers who trade in gas-guzzling cars and trucks for more ...

American students have a solid grasp of many broad economic principles, but they often lack a basic knowledge of the facts, rules, and institutions that shape their daily lives as citizens and ...

If there is one consistent theme in President Trump’s economic philosophy, it is that trade deficits are bad for the country and must be eliminated. This is the principal motivation for his recent ...

Exit polling suggests that the dominating issue for voters in the presidential election was the economy. Americans can barely afford groceries, rent and child care. Voters perceived President-elect ...

The law of supply and demand explains how changes in a product's market price relate to its supply and demand. Demand for basic necessities is less responsive.

Some even consider them quaint, outdated, or simple-minded. Basic economic principles, however, are neither simplistic nor simple minded. They are, rather, quite sophisticated in their simplicity, ...

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