"Whether one is a conservative or a radical, a protectionist or a free trader, a cosmopolitan or a nationalist, a churchman or a heathen, it is useful to know the causes and consequences of economic ...

Basic Economics is a 653-page book, not including the index. One doesn’t have to start reading it at the beginning. Near the book’s end, there’s a section titled “Questions,” and it points the reader ...

More than 70% of American adults in a recent survey said they're as interested in economics as in politics, business, and finance. But half flunked an elementary quiz on basic economic concepts. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. This article is more than 10 years old. Labor organizing ...

On Thursday the Service Employees International Union is organizing strikes at 100 restaurants throughout America. Last Monday, in his New York Times column, Princeton professor Paul Krugman ...