by John W. Diamond, Rice University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Social Security is set to boost the benefits it provides retirees by 8.7%, the…
By Edouard Wemy, Clark University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Federal Reserve received mixed news in the latest data on U.S. inflation as it…
By Nirupama Rao, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. is about to spend US$490 billion over 10 years on reducing greenhouse…
Falling oil prices and weak demand have prompted falling gasoline prices both in Georgia and nationwide. Georgia gasoline prices fell another 14 cents per gallon on average over the past…
By Martha Olney, University of California, Berkeley [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Consumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest…
By Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in…
By Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in June, signaling the labor…