Learn to use the rule of 70 to estimate how long it takes for a country’s GDP to double, aiding in understanding economic growth and investment potential.

While imperfect, the metric carries major real-world implications, experts said. The threat of a looming recession has heightened interest in the most commonly used measure of economic health: Gross ...

Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with responsibilities such as preparing and reviewing federal, state, and local tax filings; supporting multinational ...

How do you know if an investment is worthwhile? How can you be sure your investment decisions will amount to the ROI you need to retire? These are important questions every investor needs to ask ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

Dan Sichel has received grant funding from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration. He is a Research Associate at the National ...