In May, the United Nations (UN) unveiled the first global blueprint for measuring progress beyond GDP. It consists of a ...

Richard Heys is deputy chief economist in the Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK. For decades, economists have known that using gross domestic product (GDP) alone to guide policy is ...

Labor market conditions are similar in regions that are near each other. This is called positive spatial correlation. Analyzing county-level data from 1990 to 2024 shows that commuting flows may ...

Despite an increasing need to understand the provision of care, measuring the size, characteristics, and dynamics of the care economy is challenging. This study will assess current data available and ...

Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and author of GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History, explains why gross domestic product is no longer an adequate means ...