Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...

Welfare economics examines the allocation of resources and its impact on individual and social well‐being. Rooted in classical notions of Pareto efficiency, the field has evolved to encompass a broad ...

Seriously. How are you feeling about your economic situation? Because the unemployment rate is still near generational lows, inflation is down to 3.2%, and gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a ...

What is the significance of the welfare state and struggles over social and economic needs for democratic politics? This article turns to Hannah Arendt's thought to articulate new possibilities for ...

The president’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has a new report out on the relationship between large welfare programs and work, which echoes many of the themes I learned while administering such ...

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a new rule expanding what it means for a noncitizen to be a “public charge” by collecting welfare benefits. Several states and advocacy groups ...