Contrary to conventional wisdom, increasing capital gains tax rates could modestly improve economic growth by reducing ...

Just how important is money? Few would deny that it plays a key role in the economy.­ During the Great Depression of the 1930s, existing economic theory was unable either to explain the causes of the ...

That is the thrust of a new theory that has been gaining currency in Washington, on Wall Street, and in the financial press.

China should have its own economic theory to frame its development and answer the questions that Western systems cannot, ...

Behavioral economic theories are used to explain most everyday decisions, such as what people buy, how they manage their finances, and whether or not they make healthy lifestyle choices.

Trump is a self-proclaimed "tariff man". But it has become clear by now that tariffs, to the White House, are more than just ...

There is one framework for understanding Donald Trump’s economic agenda. Its aim is to reset the global financial and trading ...

One framework for understanding markets is the invisible hand theory, an idea proposed by economist Adam Smith that illustrates the hidden, self-interested forces behind people's economic choices.