How a command economy compares to a free market economy A command economy is one in which a centralized government controls the means of production. This has both advantages and disadvantages when ...

ugurhan / Getty images The country of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has an isolated and tightly controlled command economy. In a command ...

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In May 2019, Pope Francis invited young economists and entrepreneurs from all over the world to brainstorm ways of making the global economy more responsive to the poor and to the planet.

A cyber-attack threatens to cripple the country and crash its economy. Knowing how utterly dysfunctional the political system is, the president goes rogue to save the day. Triumphant, he addresses ...

With less than three weeks until the U.S. presidential election, millions of Americans say the economy is a top issue as they decide how to cast their vote — an understandable focus after the ...

A key issue for U.S. voters, in this and every election, is the economy. From inflation and tariffs to the impact of immigration, what would each candidate's approach look like in practice?

This episode of What’s Ahead talks about a highly useful and enlightening book entitled The Trump Economic Miracle and the Plan to Unleash Prosperity, written by two distinguished economists ...

Few sights have better captured America’s world-beating ingenuity. On October 13th a giant booster rocket built by SpaceX hurtled to the edge of the atmosphere before plunging back to Earth and ...

The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable ... 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March 2021, according to The Conference Board — all signs ...

Sometimes, work can seem overwhelming. New assignments arrive all the time, old assignments are never quite done. And when that’s the case, it is natural to wonder if we have what it takes to ...

In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men ...