History is littered with widely believed long-term economic forecasts that prove to be highly mistaken. Remember when it was generally believed that first Russia and then Japan would eat our economic ...

Water scarcity is a global challenge affecting billions of people worldwide. This study systematically assesses differences in the estimation of the global population exposed to water scarcity based ...

There's a debate about the meaning of economic scarcity going on all over the Web, most recently set off by Chris Anderson's "Economy of Abundance" talk at Pop!Tech, that David Hornik and Ross ...

For years, professional sports were defined by legacy stewardship, civic identity and competitive ambition. Franchises were controlled by founding families or closely held ownership groups who often ...

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen through steam from a vent at sunset on Nov. 10. (Erin Scott/Reuters) Perspective by Jared Bernstein If you ever sat through Economics 101, you’ll recall that the concept ...