In crafting a new international economic policy that works for Americans and advances U.S. interests, policymakers will have to weigh multiple trade-offs.

From ginseng farms to food-processing facilities, Wisconsin businesses shine light on how trade policy and foreign investment impact rural America.

Building a durable consensus for U.S. economic leadership requires listening to what Americans think. The first stop in the RealEcon team's listening tour was Florida.

The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment presents trade-offs as the Fed grapples with the next move of interest rates. 

Economists who want to compare the living standards of countries often use GDP, but the calculation and usefulness of the measurement remains controversial.

Once the region’s no-frills, free-market poster child, Chile needs more government spending, not less, to sustain its growth trajectory.