Tag: economy
Could a recession be just around the corner?
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, American companies are earning record profits...
Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball...
James Lake, Southern Methodist University
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov....
Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout...
Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University and Kenneth Mitchell, Monmouth University
An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The...
Why trade deficits aren’t so bad
William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia
Most Americans seem to think international trade deficits are a bad thing.
A March poll, for example, showed that...
Why the unemployment rate will never get to zero percent –...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The U.S. Labor Department continues to release wonderful news for U.S. workers.
Just this week, on Sept. 20, the agency said...
Trump should wage a war on waste instead of battling the...
Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump is fighting the wrong fight in his ongoing trade war with the rest of the...
American farmers want trade partners not handouts – an agricultural economist...
Amanda M. Countryman, Colorado State University
The Trump administration plans to give American farmers and ranchers hurt by the current trade war US$12 billion in...
Why trade wars can be perilous: 5 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Depending on whom you ask, the odds of the United States winning its trade war with...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
