Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression.

As far as economic events go, true depressions are rare. Over the last century, the Great Depression of the 1930s was the only economic downturn in the U.S. that earned the distinction of being ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Robert Kelly is managing director of ...

It’s hard to get a straight answer as to whether or not we’re currently in a recession. From crashing stock markets to spiking consumer prices, it’s safe to say the economy is struggling. At the very ...

One of the most enduring myths of American history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire advocate who “did nothing” ...

An economic depression could be looming large and it has me worried. These kinds of economic events lead to a lower standard of living, forcing people to choose between expenses they wouldn't have ...

The Return of Depression Economics, by Paul Krugman, is certain to be one of the most gifted books this holiday season; that’s what happens when you combine a Nobel Prize with a massive economic ...

Almost halfway through the summer, as the pandemic wanes in many parts of Europe and Asia, the number of new cases in the U.S. has topped 50,000 almost every day in July. The domestic daily death ...