population growth

America’s fertility rate has been on the decline, falling 23% since the Great Recession.

Fed Chair Jay Powell said there’s been essentially no job creation in the private sector in the last six months. But unemployment also remains low. What does this mean for the labor market, and the economy?

Over the last five years, millions of people moved to Sun Belt states, chasing jobs and affordability. Now, southern cities are seeing a flurry of supermarket construction.

In Eagle Mountain, where the median age is just 22, high school students operate their own soda shop.

The famous Ehrlich-Simon bet on the value of metals showed that prices fell as supply increased, despite population growth.

Population growth helps stabilize the economy by providing workers we need.

The state is home to many of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Add record temperatures, and it’s no surprise that the grid is stressed.

We asked some professors to riff on the theme of the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole retreat: “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy.”

Inflation’s been running hotter in areas that people have been moving into — and cooler where they’re moving out.

Ideas are a key ingredient for economic growth. And to generate new ideas, you need … more people.