Greg Rosalsky

Celebrating the legacy of Joan Robinson, the British economic theorist who named a powerful — and increasingly worried about — force in the economy.

The evidence supports the idea that many teachers are underpaid. But what's the best way to increase their pay?

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can do great harms to wildlife. Cities and states across the country are banning plastic bags, but those bans may be having unintended consequences.

The evidence is clear: tariffs are a tax on consumers. At best they're "a really inefficient jobs-creation program," according to a leading scholar. Who wins in a trade war? If anyone, only bystanders

Since 2012, home prices have risen 50%. Some economists call it the third housing boom in America. It's pure supply and demand but it has some people worried.

Big Scooter is worth billions of dollars. Is this a sign we're in another tech bubble?

The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? No. Not really. But it could. The hunt is on to find the magic number. Here's the evidence.

The IMF finds companies are getting increasingly powerful. Here's why that's bad for consumers and for the whole economy.

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

Companies are increasingly using algorithms to set their prices, but is that giving them too much power over consumers?

Rent control is returning to some communities. But evidence suggests there are better ways to keep low-income people housed.

Recent studies suggest we're not witnessing the dawn of a new gig economy. What accounts for the resilience of traditional employment?

The renowned economist and former Obama adviser Alan Krueger died this past weekend. We look at his enormous legacy.

It's Match Week, when med students apply for residencies. An economist argues this residency system is a key reason why U.S. doctors are paid around twice much as doctors in other rich nations.

Oregon just passed a rent control law. Economists have seen this movie before—and they are not eager to see the sequel.

Elizabeth Warren has proposed a wealth tax. It's an idea that's been tried in Europe. We look at why it failed there and its prospects in the U.S.

Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a new kind of U.S. tax policy: a wealth tax. But the policy faces serious hurdles, including lessons from a failed experiment in Europe and a constitutional challenge

Spoiler Alert: An economist has evidence that we're in a golden age of cinema.

In the wake of the Great Recession, the U.S. fertility rate has dipped to a record low. Why hasn't it recovered with the broader economy?