A new book looks at the life and ideas of Milton Friedman.

In a new book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton offers a scathing critique of American politics and economic policy.

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More than 70 percent of American fathers return to work less than two weeks after having a baby. Here is why I'm not one of them.

A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.

Over the last century, we've seen a huge improvement in the accuracy of weather forecasts. A new study suggests these better forecasts have tremendous value for our lives and our economy.

Over the last few decades, states and counties across America have liberalized the use of fireworks. It's just one reason why sales of fireworks have exploded.

Like an increasing number of national parks in the United States, Mount Vesuvius has begun rationing access with a quota system. The system has had some problems.

Financial stress. It feels personal, but it has big implications for the economy.

A new Netflix docuseries provides a fascinating picture of humanity's closest living relatives.

Financial literacy programs have been called useless in the past. But a new study suggests that's due to the way the subject is taught, rather than the subject itself.

We spoke with MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world, about how AI could revolutionize the job market.

A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.

The answer could matter for your home value, stock portfolio, and the future of the economy.

Sanctions backfire. So why do we keep using them?