Economics Archives

Some prominent Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have endorsed the idea of making bankruptcy more accessible.

Economics

Many People Are Too Broke for Bankruptcy

For many people, filing for bankruptcy is a luxury that's out of reach. A new report by the primary bankruptcy professional organization is full of recommendations that, if implemented, could help change that.

Paul Kiel

Economics

Can Community Investment Trusts Help Slow Down Gentrification?

A new real-estate development in East Portland, Oregon, might provide a model for the rest of the country.

Brendan Seibel

Economics

What Would a ‘Hard Brexit’ Mean for the United States?

If the British fail to negotiate a soft exit from the E.U. American car manufacturers, drugmakers, and banks could all suffer.

Elham Mafi-Kreft

Economics

Congestion Pricing Passed in New York, but Can It Be a National Solution to Traffic?

The failure of the subway system provided political will for the policy, but it might be harder to rally support for congestion pricing in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston.

Sophie Kasakove

A worker installs solar panels containing photovoltaic cells.

Economics

How Battery-Based Storage Systems Are Leading More Germans to Opt for Solar Power

The budding popularity of solar panel and battery systems, driven by a drop in lithium-ion battery prices, has thrown a lifeline to Germany's moribund solar sector.

Paul Hockenos

Economics

Medicare for All Might Require Student Debt Relief to Work

High doctor pay keeps American health-care costs high. Without debt relief, it will be hard to get doctors on board for lower pay.

Alexander Sammon

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, protest the Bush Terminal renovation.

Economics

Amazon Headquarters Left New York, but Will Other Developers?

In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, residents are challenging a new development, charging it won't create jobs for those who currently live in the neighborhood.

Sophie Kasakove