It’s very rare that one feels bold enough to disagree with Professor Diedre McCloskey on economics (or history or English or anything else she chooses to master or simply take an interest in, which ...

A comparative advantage means having the lowest cost of producing a product. Numerous factors contribute to comparative advantage. Having a comparative advantage allows a company to lower prices on ...

The first edition of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics by David A. Moss was published in 2007—just as one of the world's great economic downturns was taking off. The second edition has just been ...

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To return again to that subject exercising so many of our finest economic minds at present. What happens when the robots get good enough to come and steal all our jobs? There's various possible ...

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. TERADAT SANTIVIVUT / Getty Images At their core, interest rate swaps are a ...

Shannon Fiecke’s Monday column, “Steel tariffs are U.S. protectionism at its worst,” misapplies basic principles of economics. Although Fiecke is correct that the tariffs imposed by the Bush ...

Thanks to oil prices that have reached record levels, proponents of increased exploration in the United States have gained an upper hand in the debate over whether to drill in previously untapped ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The House Agriculture Committee hears testimony on how food production would be affected by the adoption of a North American Free Trade Agreement, ...