Discover how deficit spending works and stimulates the economy, guided by Keynesian theory. Learn about its impact, benefits, and criticism.

U.S. government bonds, or Treasuries, are the primary way the federal government borrows money and one of the world’s most widely traded financial instruments. America’s debt is the total amount of ...

I started teaching introductory economics as a graduate student in 1970. At that point, it was popular to help college sophomores understand economic principles by destroying myths that equated the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute about trade deficits and the role they play in international trade. Both tensions and relations between the U.S. and its ...

Since President Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, it seems that many people—particularly the chattering classes—have suddenly become experts in international trade. Mr. Trump’s tariffs have spawned a ...

I have never been to Mar-a-Lago. But I can imagine some of the things I might see if I were to explore President Trump’s mansion. In the pantry, I would surely find coffee from Colombia or Kenya, tea ...

Behind Trump’s new tariffs is a goal that is as ambitious as it is unrealistic: eliminating the bilateral trade deficit with every U.S. trading partner. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson has written about ...

U.S. government bonds, or Treasuries, are the primary way the federal government borrows money and one of the world’s most widely traded financial instruments. America’s rising deficit and potential ...