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Economy

Vox’s coverage of the economy. Analysis of inflation, the housing market, economic booms, recessions, and everything in between.

The 2023 Future Perfect 50

Lant Pritchett wants rich countries to let the people come

By Dylan Matthews November 29

The annoying — and hard to solve — problem of stolen packages

By Whizy Kim November 24

We’ve been fighting poverty all wrong

By Oshan Jarow November 20

Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.

By Emily Stewart November 20

The problem isn’t inflation. It’s prices.

By Emily Stewart November 14

Why stop at the four-day workweek?

By Oshan Jarow November 9

What happened to Airbnb?

By Whizy Kim November 8

America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves

By Emily Stewart November 2

One down, two to go: Autoworkers get a tentative deal with Ford

By Emily Stewart October 26

Going on strike is a risk

By Emily Stewart October 18

Basic income is less radical than you think

By Oshan Jarow October 13

Even for high earners, student loan repayment is crushing

By Whizy Kim October 6

Why 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have gone on strike

By Dylan Scott October 5

Rental cars, where the fees are limitless and a reservation is a little bit fake

By Emily Stewart October 5

5 new books (and one very old one) to read in order to understand capitalism

By Noel King September 29

Will the economy finally un-weird itself?

By Emily Stewart September 25

Everything you need to know to feel smart about the UAW strike

By Emily Stewart and Ellen Ioanes September 22

We cut child poverty to historic lows, then let it rebound faster than ever before

By Oshan Jarow September 21

Trump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plans

By Ellen Ioanes September 17

What happened to the family doctor?

By Dylan Scott September 14

Offered a bonus at work? Ask for a raise instead

By Emily Stewart September 7

The US economy still seems to be avoiding a recession

By Nicole Narea September 1

China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?

By Jen Kirby August 29

What a UAW strike could mean for labor

By Ellen Ioanes August 26

The Vox guide to extreme heat

This summer is giving us a glimpse at the dangerous future of work

By Whizy Kim and Kenny Torrella August 25

Mortgage rates are at a 21-year high. Here’s what that means for you.

By Li Zhou August 18

Biden’s historic climate law has a problem

By Rebecca Leber August 16

When it comes to the economy, everything’s great and no one’s happy

By Darren Grant August 10

How Modelo beat Bud Light to become America’s most popular beer

By Emily Stewart August 4

Why did the US credit rating just get dinged?

By Keren Landman August 2

Can Joe Biden convince Americans the economy is actually good?

By Emily Stewart August 1

3 reasons the US might actually fix inflation without a recession

By Dylan Scott July 29

What the new Fed interest rate hike might mean for the economy

By Nicole Narea July 26

Why Europe is so angry about Biden’s signature climate bill

By Alex Yablon July 24

Poverty is a major public health crisis. Let’s treat it like one.

By Oshan Jarow July 14

Why strikes might disrupt your summer Eurotrip

By Jen Kirby June 25

America’s upper middle-class gets a reality check

By Emily Stewart June 23

Here’s what’s at stake in Blinken’s trip to China

By Ellen Ioanes June 18

Labor unions aren’t “booming.” They’re dying.

By Dylan Matthews June 10

A debt ceiling breach would be bad bad bad bad bad

By Emily Stewart May 26