Business and Economics | Opinion

Such a move would help no one.

By Herbert Hovenkamp

The economist and Times Opinion columnist Paul Krugman details the president-elect’s “seriously inflationary” economic plans.

By Paul Krugman and Jillian Weinberger

Our nation needs an economic disaster preparedness tool kit to avoid the scourge of inflation.

By Isabella Weber

How will voters react?

By Paul Krugman

Now that he has been elected, Donald Trump will probably not honor the promises he made to Elon Musk.

By David Nasaw

An unnecessary regulation requiring operable windows in residential buildings is preventing a solution to both homelessness and empty downtowns from being implemented.

By Alex Horowitz

Rich people are becoming polarized, just like everyone else.

By David Wallace-Wells

Renting is quickly becoming a better way for many people to enjoy high-risk places with much less financial baggage.

By Benjamin Keys

One set of writers on the left and another on the right lay out competing visions for what the next president should do.

By Jay Clayton, Gary D. Cohn, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers

The essential ingredient of urban living — the quality of life — has tanked in the city.

By Daniel L. Doctoroff