“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?

Study also finds tax breaks for general business investment have slightly negative effect on innovation.

A new framework for learning from each other.

The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.

Economist Pierre Azoulay answers three questions about his finding that middle-aged entrepreneurs fare better than twentysomethings.

Study shows removing liability concerns slightly increases C-section procedures during childbirth.

Market concentration in the form of “superstar” firms has been lowering labor’s share of GDP in recent decades, a new study finds.

A multidecade study shows economics increasingly overlaps with other disciplines, and has become more empirical in nature.

Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.

Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today.