This story contains details about suicide that may be disturbing to some readers. Our team here at Marketplace is taking an introduction to economics class as part of what we’re calling the ...

Inflation is described as too many dollars chasing too few goods. It reflects an imbalance in the supply and demand of goods and services. The interaction between supply and demand sets prices in the ...

The terms debt and deficit are often used together in discussions and publications regarding the nation’s finances, and they are often confused with one another. The term deficit refers to a given ...

At a Christmas Eve Mass last year, Pope Francis explained “the problem of our humanity—the indifference produced by the greedy rush to possess and consume.” He spoke of how “a world ravenous for money ...

Exit polling suggests that the dominating issue for voters in the presidential election was the economy. Americans can barely afford groceries, rent and child care. Voters perceived President-elect ...

In their first chapters, many introductory econ texts list “challenges every economy must face.” “How does the economy adapt to change?” usually is on the list. That question confronts us now as we ...