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Wages have stagnated in the US. Here's why

America is getting richer every year. The American worker is not.

US millennials are more educated than young people in 1975, but they're earning less

The United States has enjoyed extraordinary economic progress over the past four decades, but average incomes for today's young workers are lower than they were in 1975.

Think you know the cause of the US financial crisis? You could be wrong

There is little that Democrats and Republicans agree on when it comes to American banking. Yet most of them believe that the cause of the financial crisis was a shift in banking practices...

This is how immigration will change Europe over the rest of this century

The debate over immigration has thrown politics on both sides of the Atlantic into confusion.

What impact do higher taxes have on inequality?

Income inequality declined abruptly in 2013 after President Obama and Congress negotiated an increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans, according to new federal data.

Could reducing the minimum wage help solve this economic crisis?

A controversial proposal to rescue Puerto Rico from an economic crisis would allow the territory’s leaders to slash the minimum wage for young workers, but economists are debating whether...

A majority of millennials in the US now reject capitalism, poll shows

In an apparent rejection of the basic principles of the U.S. economy, a new poll shows that most young people do not support capitalism.

What Americans really think about free trade

For decades, the benefits of free trade have been something that both political parties have agreed on. Eliminating tariffs, proponents said, would reduce the cost of goods for U.S. consu...

Poor or rich - who's better with money?

If you spend all your time thinking about money, chances are, you're going to get pretty good at thinking about money. Indeed, new research suggests that the poor -- for whom concerns abo...

How do economies recover after terrorist attacks?

Are major terrorist attacks becoming more common?

How income affects life expectancy