Several positive economic developments characterized 2021. The economy is on the mend from its steep decline and massive job losses at the beginning of the pandemic. But, a lot of work remains to be ...

We are pleased to share the November 2021 issue of the Global Economics Monthly (GEM), the newsletter of the CSIS Economics Program. This month’s GEM features our latest commentaries, recent and ...

A plethora of temporary programs helped low-income Americans weather the pandemic in 2021, and extending them would be a meaningful step toward building an economy that works for all. A balloon with ...

The U.S. economy ended up in a weird place in 2021. Consumers were eager to spend money, but couldn’t get their purchases because supply chains were haywire. Wages rose as workers resigned. Prices, ...

Some of the most insightful — and now most celebrated — studies of such major social issues as minimum wages and immigration have seized on naturally occurring events. Pioneering efforts by three ...

Global electricity demand will rebound strongly in 2021 and 2022. After falling by around 1% in 2020, global electricity demand is set to grow by close to 5% in 2021 and by 4% in 2022. The majority of ...

Like many STEM-savvy Huskies, John Ruf came to Michigan Tech to study mechanical engineering. When he arrived on campus from the Chicago suburb of Orland Park back in 2016, Ruf’s passion for economics ...

Three U.S.-based academics won the 2021 Nobel Prize for economics for work using experiments that draw on real-life situations to revolutionize empirical research. David Card at the University of ...

The U.S. economy bounced back sharply in the fourth quarter as consumers splurged again after a summer spike in coronavirus cases eased and businesses replenished depleted inventories. The rebound ...

Algeria is enjoying temporarily breathing space, as hydrocarbon prices reach new highs and the COVID-19 pandemic eases. Surging hydrocarbon exports revenues are contributing to a marked decline in ...

Preliminary official data reveals that the economy contracted by 2.1 percent year on year (y/y) in the first quarter 2021 (Q1-21), compared to the 5 percent contraction in 2020. The rebound is driven ...

David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens were honored for delving into cause and effect in ways that shed light on labor markets. By Jeanna Smialek David Card has made a career of studying ...