A common theme in some recent research is that what the rational economic theory presumes is often out of step with what consumers say and do. In the latest salvo, a team of researchers including ...

With the Class 12 Economics paper scheduled for March 18, 2026, here are crisp, exam-ready notes on Microeconomics, covering utility, consumer equilibrium, indifference curves, and key CBSE-pattern ...

Consumer demand is a driving force of economic growth, accounting for about two-thirds of the US economy. So when policymakers want to determine how a particular fiscal or monetary policy will land, ...

Consumers drive the U.S. economy, two-thirds of which is made up by their spending. So understanding how consumers feel about the economy, and their expectations for it, can tell an interesting story ...

Experts fling themselves from one direction to another, but consumers have a steadier sense of what is happening overall.

U.S. consumers can’t seem to shake the feeling that their dollars don’t go as far as they used to. Wages are outpacing inflation. The economy is growing. Investors are pre-emptively celebrating the ...

Beyond benchmark measures like employment, growth, and inflation, economics encompasses the full spectrum of humanity. It affects—and reflects—everyone. Central bankers may be most acutely aware of ...

Good news indicators on inflation, the job market and economy may be overshadowing the struggles faced by many consumers as ...