California is a desirable place to live, regardless of its politics. Primarily it’s the comfortable climate made better by sucking the Colorado River dry. This is demand. On the supply side, there is ...

It's really amazing to watch Robert Reich struggling with the most basic concepts in economics. Even when he's latched onto something which is actually a good idea, like the universal basic income. He ...

In the Spring 1971 issue of this Journal, Jerome Rothenberg discussed ways of relating economics to the problems of modern society. Thomas B. Duff, a high school teacher, explains how Rothenberg's ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated the scope of the results from the first National Assessment of Educational Progress economics test. Even as state policymakers stress the ...

Introducing an economics education for your ears! We're calling it Planet Money Summer School. It's all the economics you meant to learn, but didn't get around to. Each Wednesday, we'll serve up a ...