In case you hadn't noticed, a momentous struggle is taking place both in America and around the globe between two economic theories about how a country pulls itself out of recession. The fans of each ...

What are the 50 most important economic theories of the last century? That’s the question a publisher recently asked me to ponder for a book they are developing. I’ve noodled on this over the past ...

It is easy to take potshots at the field of economics today, whether motivated by the financial crisis or the fact that Nobel laureates, such as economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on how mistaken assumptions by top U.S. policymakers have worsened the financial crisis. It has been three years since the worst financial collapse ...

Keynes was an influential policy analyst and economist who lived from 1883 to 1946. His seminal work, "The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money," became a founding force behind modern ...

There is an old joke in economics about two economists walking together down the sidewalk. One of them stops the other and says, “Look! There’s a $100 bill lying there on the ground!” As he stoops to ...