While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The Federal Reserve recently released new household data in two ...

This article examines the relationship between intra-couple income distribution and subjective wellbeing, using nationally representative data from Hungary. We show that the association between the ...

Changes in overall economic conditions may affect real household income levels and also how income is distributed across households. Analysis using annual data from 1967 to 2023 shows that the adverse ...

U.S. philantropist and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller gives a dime to a child. After “robber barons” like Rockefeller amassed a staggering amount of wealth in the late 19th century, the progressive ...

Let’s face it — 2025 was an economically tumultuous year for America. The constant threat of tariffs, government restructuring and a shutdown, as well as a sluggish job market, all contributed to a ...

The 1990s: a decade of roaring growth, technological progress, and (arguably) the most recent high point in American confidence in market capitalism. Beneath the surface of that boom, however, lay ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

In my last column “The Democrat Big Lie on taxation,” I debunked the claim that the rich don’t pay their fair share of the taxes. A reader’s online comment grudgingly conceded my point but sidestepped ...