Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The idea seems to be that America is the greatest country in the world, but we need to tear everything down and start again. Most would agree that our country is big, beautiful, and complicated in ...

Second, short- and long-term costs, benefits, and risks may differ. For example, buying a house often requires different short-term costs (e.g. closing costs, time, and energy to house hunt) than long ...

A new report published by the Manhattan Institute threw cold water on the purported climate and cost benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) widely touted by lawmakers and automakers. Overall, the rapid ...

Benefit leaders should be focusing on the populations with the greatest health and wellness needs to curb costs.

With premiums climbing, benefit leaders rely on claims data and analytic tools to guide smarter plan design and purchasing.

The University of North Georgia encourages grant writing that promotes the mission and goals of the university, and adequately funds facility, administrative, and other costs associated with grant ...

Opportunity cost is a concept in economics that refers to the value of the next best alternative that is forgone when making a choice — i.e., the cost of the best alternative that is not chosen.

Why is it impossible to get timely reports from the federal bureaucracy on the costs and benefits of federal regulation, even when required by law? Part of the swamp-driaing infrastructure. Photo by ...