The closing of local automotive assembly plants may lead to increases in deaths from opioid overdose, research finds.

Jobs that focus on cognitive and people skills are more resistant to economic recession than jobs that rely on physical skills—and bounce back more quickly.

Young or old, Republican or Democrat, Americans disagree about a lot, a new poll finds. They agree on one thing, though: Not trusting the government.

Politicians with an education in economics spur economies to grow faster than leaders without one, research shows.

Economists considered health, enjoyment, tax revenue, and other factors in their consideration of a nationwide soda tax.

"...most of the poorest countries on Earth are considerably poorer than they would have been without global warming."

A new model can account for the impact of trade tariffs like those the Trump administration has imposed on steel and soybeans.

Companies that file for an IPO alter the economies of nearby ZIP codes, research finds.

"The data suggest that over time, nature selected individuals who had a predisposition to invest in their children." The result? Economic growth.

Money doesn't matter as much as things like freedom, fairness, and social support for future well-being, report researchers.