Though economists often talk in terms that seem impenetrable, what they study is very simple and basic. The "economy" is how resources are distributed throughout society. Since the 1960s, the world has been described as an information...

An economist is an expert in the social science of economics.[1] The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are many sub-fields, ranging from the broad...

The Economist From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice By Thomas F. Jackson University of Pennsylvania Press 472 pages, $39.95 Historians have written so many books about Martin Luther King, Jr. that it might...

The Economist publishing group is a world leading, respected, and authoritative source of information and analysis. The flagship product is The Economist, a weekly magazine of insight and analysis on international politics, finance, business and technology. The Group also provides data and perspectives...

An economist who has long predicted this decade's housing market bubble would deflate said the residential real estate downturn could spiral into "the most severe since the Great Depression" and could lead to a recession.Yale University economist Robert Shiller's written comments to lawmakers came a...

Health care is expected to account for $1 of every $5 spent in the United States in another decade.That means a rise in out-of-pocket expenses, such as the copays for medicine, from about $850 this year to about $1,400 in 2016, a 5.3 percent annual...