Men, notoriously, outearn women in similar jobs. A new paper finds that men’s risk tolerance and overconfidence play a role in wage differences.

An analysis of GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns for health care costs challenges the idea that it's a meaningful safety net for people without insurance.

"The research indicates that providing parents with financial support for their children is not leading them to forgo employment income altogether."

In a number of US states, employers must pay hourly workers if they report to work only to have their shift cut short. That doesn't always happen.

Money may buy happiness, but new research shows it can't supply you a sense of meaning.

The American Rescue Plan Act could do more to tackle racial wealth inequality, argues professor Goldburn P. Maynard Jr.

Built on the same technology as Bitcoin, NFTs have been a hot topic in 2021. Let experts explain the technology's wild rise.

Over a five-year period, 60% of pregnant and postpartum women participating in a new study reported health care unaffordability.

For most of the last century and a half, political party competition in the US has had positive effects on the welfare of Americans, researchers say.

Our period of global economic growth could begin a slide into stagnation. Scientists say the slowdown might persist for decades.