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03/13/2026

Public debt in the United States is projected to rise faster and reach higher levels than in most other advanced economies.

03/12/2026

Ships transport more than 80% of world trade volume and about 70% of trade value. The market for shipping services can influence trade flows, the products that countries sell, and how price shocks reverberate through trade.

Trade Trade Share Facebook X / Twitter Bluesky LinkedIn Copy Link The Role of Shipping in World Trade By Myrto Kalouptsidi·June 9, 2021 Harvard University The Issue: How do transport markets interact with markets for world trade in goods? Changes in demand for products as countries unevenly recover...

03/11/2026

College sports is undergoing rapid and profound transformations. How are these changes impacting students and universities?

A suit settlement that allows colleges to pay student athletes and other changes are upending the economics of college sports. But much remains uncertain.

03/10/2026

EconoFact Chats welcomes back Binyamin Appelbaum of The New York Times, Larry Edelman of The Boston
Globe, Scott Horsley of NPR, and Claire Jones of The Financial Times to discuss a wide range of pressing economic issues.

A panel of distinguished economic journalists take stock of key issues affecting the US economy.

03/06/2026

How does the U.S. tax system compare to those of other OECD countries?

Voters generally view US taxes as being too high, unfair, and overly complex. How does the U.S. tax system look when compared to other OECD countries?

03/04/2026

Jennifer Doleac joins EconoFact Chats to discuss how rigorous economic research is reshaping our
understanding of crime, punishment, and rehabilitation.

Jen Doleac discusses her new book 'The Science of Second Chances: A Revolution in Criminal Justice.'

03/01/2026

Heather Long and John Hilsenrath join EconoFact Chats to discuss the uneven economic recovery since COVID.:

Heather Long and John Hilsenrath discuss the uneven economic recovery since COVID, and America's transition from manufacturing and services, to a tech and information driven economy.

02/28/2026

What is behind rising costs of eldercare in the U.S.? And what are its repercussions? Read more at EconoFact:

Rising needs for elder care put a heavy burden on older Americans, on their families and on the public budget.

02/26/2026

There is a growing acknowledgement within Chinese policy circles that the economy’s reliance on manufacturing investment and exports is politically and economically unsustainable.

Chinese dependence on manufacturing as an engine of growth has increased, as resistance to Chinese imports is growing abroad and domestic demand remains low.

02/26/2026

A boom in AI has accounted for a significant share of recent US economic growth.

While each cycle is different, history suggests some helpful signals to watch for as the AI boom continues to evolve in order to anticipate how it may end up.

02/25/2026

Recent government policies have aimed at drastically curtailing the inflow of immigrants and increasing the outflows of foreign-born persons. These could have adverse economic consequences over both the short-term and the long-term.

Immigration has accounted for almost half of U.S. labor force growth since 1995. Slower labor force growth would negatively impact employment and GDP growth.

02/20/2026

The importance of trade for Canada’s economy and the degree to which this depends on trade with the United States, mean that its economy is particularly vulnerable to U.S. tariff hikes and that its scope for effective unilateral retaliation is limited.

Canada’s economy is highly vulnerable to trade disruptions with the U.S., and has limited scope for enacting retaliatory tariffs.

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