Economics Archives

The iconic Emirates Towers dominate the skyline beside the wide boulevard of Sheikh Zayed Road on December 3rd, 2007, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Economics

Migrant Women Workers From Nepal Are Taking Serious Risks to Provide for Their Families

In response to reports of the abuse of maids in the Gulf, Nepal made it illegal for women to travel to the region for domestic work in 2016—yet many still choose to travel abroad due to lack of economic options in their homeland.

Rojita Adhikari

Economics

How Higher Taxes Can Fight Inequality While Promoting Growth

Two new books on economic history and theory suggest the limits of the Austrian school—and the vital importance of progressive taxation.

Paul W. Gleason

Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.

Economics

Viewfinder: A Labor Protest in Costa Rica

Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

A man rides his bike past the shuttered Michigan Central Railroad Station November 20th, 2008, in Detroit, Michigan.

Economics

Ford Is Upping Its Stake in Detroit’s Downtown Revitalization

The company just announced its acquisition of the Michigan Central Station in downtown Detroit, an icon of the city's 20th-century glory days and its precipitous fall since.

Laura Bliss