Mike Mussa, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, says through interest rate cuts the major economies have already demonstrated their capacity to act cooperatively.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability rating quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide.
Cliometrics enables the mainstream economics and the science of economic history to unite,and captures the characteristics of both history and economics.
The unemployment rate, which has repeatedly surprised economists with the speed of its descent, did so again: it fell to 8.3%, a three-year low, from 8.5%.
Ananyo Bhattacharya, a science journalist formerly at The Economist, sets out to correct that injustice, and so fill a yawning gap in the history of science.
Despite tepid sales last month, lower unemployment and rising wages could give Americans more disposable income this year, says economist Gus Faucher on Skype.