Wealth inequality is growing. But this isn’t just about money. Inequality produces despair. America must re-establish our ...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the ...

The study, titled "Excess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity," found that local property tax revenue in dozens of districts has driven per-student funding to $8,000 to $10,000 above that of nearby ...

How did the complexity of the Delian problem, an ancient Greek mathematical riddle that baffled brilliant minds, reshape our ...

Two decades of stalled progress on closing the U.S. gender pay gap may have less to do with the office and more to do with ...

The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, institutional legacies and ...

Bridgewater Associates founder called AI a "truly fantastic" tool to leverage, but one that will drive inequality.

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Federal Reserve Board governor Lisa Cook is in the headlines this week because President Trump is trying to fire her. But economists have long recognized her for her research, including work on ...

We look back at the seminal economic research that helped Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook make her name in economics. Mary Childs (she/her) is a co-host and correspondent for NPR's Planet Money ...