This column is the third of three looking at the history of GPD’s use as a measure of economic performance. Part one ran in the June 25 edition ...

In the public realm, the establishment financial press, such as the Wall Street Journal, regularly ran headlines of the ...

The US government just published an eye-popping report: Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the country's economic growth, grew at a stunning 33.1% annual rate in the third quarter. The US ...

In an era where trade has become both a political battleground and an economic bellwether, the United States' evolving tariff policy reveals much about our shifting priorities − and what might lie ...

For at least the past half century, most economists have viewed the history of slavery in the United States as morally abhorrent but economically advantageous. The argument has run that allocating ...

Autonomous vehicles could be one of the most productive innovations of all time, impacting global gross domestic product (GDP) by approximately 20% over the next decade. Weighing the potential ...

Economic History is an interdisciplinary and evidence-based approach to the study of history. It uses concepts, theories and skills from a broad range of social sciences to study economic, social and ...

Decline in private lending offsets increase in public borrowing; notable differences persist across countries and income ...

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