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Despite setbacks from burst real estate bubbles, costly wars, deep recessions and disappearing industries, the U.S. economy has still managed to expand…

We economists could easily make the case that America’s economy is in fine shape. Jobs are being created, unemployment is low, wages are rising faster…

When the price of gasoline or food goes up, we usually view that as bad. If the prices of goods and services rise too rapidly, it is expected that the…

For many young people, it’s time for spring break – so the last thing one should talk about is bad grades. But that’s precisely what U.S. infrastructure…

There has been considerable discussion in recent months about the role of immigrants in American society. Some of this discussion may have made people…

A new working paper published by The National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that there are double standards in the nation’s financial advisory…

If one wanted to make the argument that the U.S. labor market is in good shape, one could easily quote a few statistics to make the case. One might be…

Click on the image for The Morning Economic Reports for the week of September 18.

Household debt, oil imports, the French economy, the rural economy, and immigrants in the direct care industry.

America’s labor market is on a major winning streak. Data regarding February’s performance rendered it official – this is now the lengthiest sustained…

According to a new analysis released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, America’s economy has finally begun to create more middle class jobs. The…

One of the many policy debates regarding the functioning of the U.S. labor market is the question of how generous unemployment insurance benefits should…

A recent Bloomberg article focused on the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, which like many cities has been staring at years of deficits. Often, when cities…

As pointed in a recent Bloomberg article, economists say the darndest things. For instance, in a recent Wall Street Journal survey, a group of economists…

It’s Friday, and for some people that means getting a head start on the weekend by pulling that two seat convertible out of the garage. But those little…

There may be some people who are nervous about our near-term economic future. While it is true that the economy continues to churn out new employment…

As indicated by writer Josh Mitchell, the federal government is on pace to forgive at least $108 billion in student debt in coming years – this as an…

Anirban Basu on energy production, which he calls "one of the most dynamic aspects of the U.S. economy."

Many economists have been indicating that the economy is approaching full employment. This doesn’t mean that the unemployment rate will soon be zero – it…