Katherine Faherty and Alejandro Reuss

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

May/June 2026

The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

Left Hook Economics

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

Katherine Faherty is a recent graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and is a Dollars & Sense intern. Alejandro Reuss is an economist and historian, and a member of the Dollars & Sense collecti

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Issue 285

Thirty-Five Years of Economic Indicators

For many years, the “Economy in Numbers” department provided current data on standard economic indicators: unemployment, wages, interest rates, and

Katherine Faherty and Alejandro Reuss Nov 1, 2009