Mass immigration is demographically essential but politically impossible – so argues Lant Pritchett, development economist and visiting professor at the... more

The US has just overcome one abrupt spike in inflation, which may have cost Kamala Harris her bid for the... more

It’s a treacherous time for the Eurozone. Inflation is falling, yes, but at the same time signs of real economic... more

The UK is lagging behind its peers in the Eurozone. Its per capita GDP trails that of France and Germany,... more

Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are having heated conversations about whether or not governments can be made more... more

Trump is returning to office with many of the same policies that characterised his last term. And for economists, none... more

Michael Clemens of George Mason University is an expert on the economics of migration, and a scholar of its history.... more

In 2025, some major provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are going to expire. Meanwhile, spending is likely... more

Intuitively, research and development is a building block of a productive future. But exactly how important is it, and can... more

With the US election in a matter of weeks, today Soumaya Keynes is joined by the FT’s Washington bureau chief,... more