Have you ever heard a financial adviser describe an investment-linked policy (ILP) as capital guaranteed on death? Genevieve Cua had, and her reaction was immediate. In her own words, she was appalled ...

The increasing frequency of severe weather events is becoming impossible to ignore, even in states where the term “climate change” is taboo. Alabama is the latest to pass a climate bill packaged as ...

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Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced ...

The growing tensions between the United States and Iran are raising concerns far beyond the Middle East. Energy markets, global trade routes, and financial institutions are closely monitoring the risk ...

Managerial economics is a dynamic degree that prepares students for a variety of careers in business and beyond. The major goes beyond the limits of traditional economics and business. Students gain a ...

Understanding the socioeconomic impact of climate change at fine scale is essential for promoting real-world actions. Here I look back at a 2018 paper that disaggregated the global economic damages ...

Students in the managerial economics minor will have a deep understanding of economic principles and strong quantitative skills to support critical thinking and decision-making about real-world ...

The Daily News Sentiment Index is a high frequency measure of economic sentiment based on lexical analysis of economics-related news articles. The index is described in Buckman, Shapiro, Sudhof, and ...

Immigration has historically driven U.S. growth and filled labor shortages in various sectors, but it has also remained one of the most politically divisive issues. In the modern era, successive ...

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the largest global economic crisis in more than a century. In 2020, economic activity contracted in 90 percent of countries, the world economy shrank by about 3 percent ...

Boston College economics faculty comprises 40 full-time positions. They allocate their time between research and teaching in undergraduate (1,300 majors) and doctoral (70 students) programs as well as ...