Understanding where you fall in the American economic class system isn’t as simple as pulling out a calculator or looking at a pay stub. Myriad forces shape individuals’ economic class and their views ...

Tea Party adherents and many Republicans don't seem to understand a basic principle of our economic system: Your income and everyone else's income must become someone else's income. It has to be this ...

Hoover Fellow and author Thomas Sowell on his fifth edition of "Basic Economics: A common sense guide to the economy." Sowell explains his research and perspectives on inequality, immigration, and ...

The concept of being middle class in America has shifted dramatically. What used to guarantee a comfortable lifestyle now ...

With course registration now closed, students have confirmed their classes for the fall semester. In registration numbers, one department stands out from the rest: economics. Leading the list of Yale ...

Introductory inquiry into the workings and interrelationships of the aggregate economic system. The primary focus is on total production and its distribution, employment and price levels, and the ...

The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s ...