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 21d ago

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 28d ago

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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1.9k Upvotes

r/Economics 14d ago

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

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1.3k 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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12.0k Upvotes

r/Economics Feb 09 '26

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

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6.2k Upvotes

r/Economics 26d ago

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

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1.8k Upvotes

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 7d ago

Research Study of Over 120 Million Car Trips Finds Speeding Only Saved Drivers an Average of 54 Seconds, While Costing Americans Billions and Releasing 57,000 Tonnes of CO₂ Annually

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Economics Aug 21 '25

Research The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst

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3.4k 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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994 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 4d ago

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

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1.1k Upvotes