Studies of U.S. wage and income inequality since 1980 have engendered the common wisdom that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. But is it really that simple?

Many economists' pessimistic view of social welfare in the United States is unwarranted.

An AEI studydemonstrates that many economists' pessimistic view of social welfare in the United States is unwarranted and questions the case for changes in policies that are predicated on a declining or stagnant standard of living.

Americans have the highest health spending on the planet. Why? Because they can afford to do so. What few people realize is that the U.S. has increased its standard of living vis-à-vis its biggest competitors despite rising health expenditures (figure 1.6c).

The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (SFRC) will discuss the latest Dodd-Frank Act developments, Basel III standards for large institutions, living wills for complex financial institutions, and Securities and Exchange Commission accounting and policy initiatives.

Reviewing "The Myth of The Paperless Office" for the New Yorker in 2002, Malcolm Gladwell argued that if the computer had come first, and paper didn't exist, someone would have had to invent it.  Paper, it turns out, is a lot more useful than we typically appreciate.

If Kurdistan is truly going to become a new Dubai or Bahrain and bolster its wealth and living standards to first world levels, it must rein in corruption or change the leadership which refuses to do so.