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Losing a job often leads to lower earnings that stretch long beyond the time of unemployment. Yet it’s hard to know exactly what causes these lower…

The recently passed tax bill included a sizable tax break for many American corporations, slashed from 35 percent to 21 percent. While the tax cuts…

Examining a major road-building program in India, researchers at Princeton University and the Paris School of Economics used an innovative technique…

Many argue the Great Recession could have been ameliorated through strategic policies, but the government ignored warning signs of coming economic…

When home prices rise, households tend to borrow and spend more. But economists have had trouble identifying exactly what causes that relationship…

President Donald Trump released a nine-page outline of a tax plan last week, which included proposed tax cuts for corporations and individuals. …

According to data recently released by the Federal Reserve, the amount of outstanding debt that Americans hold — often in the form of credit…

Princeton professors Edward Felten and Alan Krueger will serve on a new task force aimed at transforming America’s labor market to a 21st century,…

American children, no matter where they live or what school they attend, deserve to be guaranteed a quality education, much as we guarantee a safety…

Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according…