The yield spread between long-term and short-term Treasury securities is known to be a good predictor of economic activity, particularly of looming recessions. One way to learn more is through a ...

The demand curve is one of the fundamental concepts of economics. It illustrates the relationship between the price of a good or service and the demand for that product, that is, the way a change in ...

The following is a guest editorial by Brian P. Coppola, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate chair for educational development and practice in the department of chemistry at the University of ...

The American Economist is a leading refereed journal published by the International Honor Society in Economics – Omicron Delta Epsilon – for the enhancement of research in economics. It publishes ...

When a relationship between two variables is defined by a curve it means that the gradient, or rate of change is always varying. An average speed for a journey can be found from a distance-time graph ...

An average speed for a journey can be found from a distance-time graph by working out the gradient of the line between the two points of interest. This is like using a car's milometer and clock to ...