Economic Scene: Many Theories on Income Inequality, but One Answer Lies in Just a Few Places
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According to two researchers, the increase in income inequality resulted from large income changes in areas heavily involved in the information technology boom.
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Earnings are evidence that rising commodities aren't always simple.
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WASHINGTON -- A string of government reports yesterday offered a mixed picture of the US economy.
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With rising incomes, young women discover the pitfalls of âdating down.â
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The Economist is currently reporting the results of a survey of professional economists. When asked the majority seemed to feel that the economy was safer in Kerry's hands than in Bush's. The Bush tax cuts seem to have gone down particularly poorly with this group.     On the more positive side for Bush, a significant number of the economists say they don't think the problems of the US economy are entirely his fault.
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Theories of how countries maintain global trade, why natural rates of unemployment are driven by economic necessity and even "Ricardian equivalence," which dictates that governments can't increase demand by deficit spending are the complex topics that may be honored with the Nobel economic prize.
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This weekâs snapshot of the nationâs economic output may offer two surprises for the price of one. It may be stronger than expected and weaker than it seems.
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http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1042 3886&fsrc=RSS Looking for the right man SIR â My husband and I enjoyed your article on spousal selection and its finding that women have better choices the higher the ratio of males to females (âA buyers' marketâ, December 15th). But there may be limits to this. We travelled to Alaska ten years ago and read several [...].
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One can't allow in Europe that some countries say 'we're sufficiently rich to lower our taxes' -- to as low as zero in some cases -- but at the same time ask the countries of old Europe to pay structural funds ...
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Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too.
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At a time when a CEO of a large U.S.  company is likely to earn in one day what the average worker  does in a year, an investment adviser takes the  income-disparity controversy a few steps further in &quot;Are the  Rich Necessary?&quot;
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There is an immense problem of inequality in this country, and sharing the skills and connections that some of us have could help solve it.
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Why do residents of poorer states give more than denizens of the wealthier states?
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Hint: It's not necessarily designed to save you money.
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By some measures, fewer people are managing to stay in the middle class.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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Some economists are starting to question the magnitude of housingÂs impact on national habits of spending and thrift.