Public Policy

A new study finds a 26% decline in data storage and a 20% increase in the cost of data.

National Housing Trust CEO Priya Jayachandran sees a role for business and venture capital in increasing access to affordable housing.

Social media platforms make money off sensational content. Taxing digital ads is one way to encourage different business models, according to two MIT economists.

Bankruptcy is designed to give distressed Americans a fresh financial start, but new research shows that Black filers are more likely to have their cases dismissed than whites filers.

Many experts and observers blamed 2022’s high inflation on the pandemic’s backlogged supply chain. New research shows that assessment is inaccurate.

Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of economies, energy, and food systems to increase societal resilience and avoid the worst climate change impacts.

Susan M. Collins discusses managing inflation and AI in finance.

Reforming capitalism might be the only practical way to get to zero emissions quickly, says Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi.

Skeptics are more likely to approve of sustainable infrastructure when shown AI-enhanced images of how green cityscapes might look, research finds.

A veteran of the Federal Reserve talks about her dedication to data, the costs of speaking up, and how her “Sahm rule” could improve the impact of stimulus checks.