Economy

Scholars debate the economic implications of climate change regulations for American communities.

Economists find that strict housing regulations may significantly lower U.S. gross domestic product.

California was more effective than the federal government at preventing foreclosures during the Great Recession.

Scholars argue that environmental laws improve air quality despite increases in U.S. manufacturing output.

A recent study shows a correlation between regulation and consumer prices.

Cost-benefit analysis has become a routinized part of policymaking. Probing what justifies this methodology helps us to see how it might be improved.

Curbing excessive economic rents might bolster productivity and address rising inequality.

Legislators urge the Fed to increase oversight of large banks.

Central bank discontinues program of buying financial assets from commercial banks and returns focus to managing interest rates.