The Minimum Wage Debate

Whether looking at Germany’s minimum wage hike or David Card’s classic 1992 study, still raising the minimum wage can be controversial.

What Economists Say About the Minimum Wage

The night before President Roosevelt signed the law that established the first federal hourly minimum wage, he warned in his fireside chat that we should, “…not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, …tell you…that a…

How to Judge the Pandemic’s Economic Outlook

When we try to figure out the pandemic’s economic outlook, we can ask economists which metrics they would select.

Virus Economics (False) Tradeoffs

In a virus economics survey through a University of Chicago forum, 41 economists expressed their opinion about policy issues.

Do Economists Want Mandatory Medicare for All?

Knowing that healthcare spending is a big national and individual concern, we took a look at what economists believe about Medicare for All.

How Much Do Average People Agree With Economists?

Average Americans disagree with the economic consensus for many issues according to surveys from the University of Chicago Booth School.