economics

There already are some signs that the country is making mistakes that will hobble economic growth.

While both countries may be tempted to turn inward, there are five reasons why they would be wise not to.

Inviting more highly talented and skilled workers from overseas will be crucial to raising Japan's productivity in the future.

Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese car exports are less likely now that the two nations have agreed to start new trade talks, economists said, but most think U.S. trade friction with China and other economies will have a significant impact on Japan. The U.S. threatened ...

Co-winner of the 2018 economics Nobel Prize, Paul Romer shows how new discoveries create a virtuous cycle of growth.

Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday. In an award that turned the spotlight on the global debate over risks associated with climate ...

Whoever wins Brazil's presidential election on Oct. 7 will have the immense task of juggling market pressure to implement austerity measures while trying to drag 23 million people out of poverty. According to a World Bank report presented to the 13 candidates, Latin America's biggest ...

The commonplace gloom about Japan's prospects is grossly overdone — many countries would be lucky to have its problems.

Excessive market concentration lets companies take a bigger slice of the pie at the expense of workers.