In southern Afghanistan, deals often are made by a handshake, and many disputes are handled at the village level, with residents deferring to the village or ...

The Fed began tapering at its December 2013 meeting by reducing monthly bond purchases by $10 billion (equally split between treasury securities and MBS).

The interest in flexible rents by landowners often is a result of a large rise in commodity prices, which has occurred this year.

With increased economic freedom, people lead more prosperous and happier lives. People enjoy these benefits while maintaining, and possibly enhancing, social ...

Game theory is used as a tool for economic analysis.

Following a number of years in which wheat acres declined in North America and mostly shifted to corn, soybeans, canola and cotton, a number of events unfolded ...

Can we produce enough food to feed the world population in 2050?

State and local decision makers, regulators, developers and others are in need of information about the scope and scale of the growth and development of the ...

There is a lack of consensus among economists on the impact trade liberalization has on technical efficiency.

Advancing computer models are offering new opportunities to analyze business performance.