Ed Dolan's Econ Blog

December 2009 inflation data showed the U.S. Consumer Price Index rising at an annual rate of 2.7 percent over the preceding 12 months. Afte...

In January, the Federal Trade Commission published a new study claiming that so-called pay-for-delay drug deals are costing consumers $3.5 ...

2009 Was a bad year for the U.S. job market. Unemployment hit a peak rate of 10.1 percent in October, and barely edged down to 10.0 percent ...

The supply and demand model is the core of microeconomics. You can never have too many examples in your classroom. Here is a simple example ...

The principle of revealed preference, a cornerstone of economic thinking, tells us that if you want to know what something is worth, look at...

December has seen a spate of good news about US banks. Many banks report a return to profitability, with record earnings in some cases. The ...

On December 16, the European Union announced a settlement in its long-running antitrust case against Microsoft. The settlement responded to ...