Figueroa Every few years, the welfare state debate resurfaces with the same familiar script: the right warns of dependency ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: The next president is in for a rough welcome to the Oval Office given the list of immediate crises and slow-burning policy challenges, both foreign and domestic. What should Washington ...

Welfare is a common label for government-funded programs for American individuals and families with low incomes.

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 ...

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 ...

Angus Deaton won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics in 2015. The economist has studied consumer choice, welfare, inequality, and poverty for decades. Now, he's revisiting some of his previously ...

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.One of the oldest and most prestigious journals in economics, the Journal of Political Economy (JPE) presents significant ...

Humans care about animals, and many would argue that animals are morally relevant. Many of our decisions profoundly affect the welfare of animals and yet welfare economics has not, up to this point, ...