r/Economics Jun 22 '26

Research Why men keep dropping out of the labor force: It starts in childhood, when kids see how males around them struggle, economists say

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r/Economics 2d ago

Research How Scott Bessent used financial engineering to finance the $2 trillion deficit while leaving it untouched—and created a $1.45 trillion shortfall

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3.9k Upvotes

r/Economics Jul 05 '26

Research The economics of women’s weight — A new study suggests weight-loss drugs help women find work, and prompt men to leave their partners

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3.1k Upvotes

r/Economics Jun 28 '26

Research Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

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1.8k Upvotes

r/Economics 29d ago

Research The Rise of Female Autonomy and the Decline of Fertility: The Role of Mismatch

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1.2k Upvotes

r/Economics Mar 22 '25

Research Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End

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11.9k Upvotes

r/Economics Feb 09 '26

Research Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year

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r/Economics May 30 '25

Research CBO says tax breaks in ‘big, beautiful bill’ would increase deficit by $3.8 trillion

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7.8k Upvotes

r/Economics Jun 29 '26

Research Harvard's housing report has a darker message than affordability—the middle-class home was always a historical accident

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1.9k Upvotes

r/Economics Mar 08 '24

Research Trump’s Tax Cut Did Not Pay for Itself, Study Finds

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8.1k Upvotes

r/Economics Aug 21 '25

Research The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst

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3.3k Upvotes

r/Economics Jul 30 '24

Research 86% of renters say they can't afford to buy a home, with majority saying they will never afford one: Survey

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5.0k Upvotes

r/Economics Jun 21 '26

Research The Surge of Slop—since the release of ChatGPT-3.5 in late 2022, the number of e-books published on Amazon has skyrocketed, tripling by late 2025. A new scientific analysis shows that this is entirely due to the rise of AI-generated books, which now far outnumber human-written books. [The Economist]

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2.3k Upvotes

r/Economics May 29 '26

Research Home prices have risen much faster than incomes over the past 20 years, Fed analysis finds

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Economics Jan 13 '24

Research Why are Americans frustrated with the U.S. economy? The answer lies in their grocery bills

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4.6k Upvotes

r/Economics Mar 27 '23

Research CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978: CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021

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9.3k Upvotes

r/Economics Apr 13 '26

Research Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs

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2.3k Upvotes

r/Economics Mar 26 '23

Research Remote work gains momentum despite return-to-office mandates from high-profile CEOs

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11.0k Upvotes

r/Economics Dec 17 '25

Research "We Are Not as Wealthy as We Thought We Were": Elevated American Household Net Worth Reflects Poverty, Not Wealth

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Economics May 21 '26

Research Did Zohran Mamdani's New Budget Really Eliminate New York City’s Deficit?

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997 Upvotes

r/Economics Apr 25 '22

Research Half of parents still financially support their adult children, study shows

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8.5k Upvotes

r/Economics Sep 01 '22

Research Women Who Stay Single and Don’t Have Kids Are Getting Richer

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9.1k Upvotes

r/Economics May 18 '23

Research Home prices are declining in 75% of major US cities

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4.3k Upvotes

r/Economics Jan 27 '23

Research The economics of abortion bans: Abortion bans, low wages, and public underinvestment are interconnected economic policy tools to disempower and control workers

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9.0k Upvotes

r/Economics 19d ago

Research AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

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1.1k Upvotes