Chapter 1 explores how governments can improve economic growth prospects by enhancing the efficiency and composition of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The federal budget is a mess, with federal debt held by the ...

Uncertainty, a stumbling labor market and major structural problems are all weighing down the economy. And Fed rate cuts may ...

Meg Tuszynski serves as managing director and research assistant professor at the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at Southern Methodist University. Additionally, the state has been losing ...

A federal government shutdown may begin at midnight barring action by Congress, potentially sparking concerns about the economic impact though past shutdowns had little impact.

Furloughs, delayed economic reports and closed national parks loom.

A government shutdown typically risks only modest damage for the U.S. economy, stemming mainly from furloughed public workers ...

Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, is sounding the alarm on America’s chronic spending, national debt nearing $37 trillion, combined with a $2 trillion deficit that may balloon ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate in July, the ...