An article published earlier this year by USA Today explored the idea of Americans receiving a “tariff dividend” refund check, as President Trump mentioned at different points in 2025. While the piece ...

Stimulus generalization occurs when a conditioned behavior is triggered by similar but different stimuli from the original trigger. For instance, once a dog learns to react to a specific sound, it may ...

Five years ago, the American public and U.S. economy were grappling with the uncertain impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. State-level lockdowns sent the unemployment rate screaming higher, while the ...

Fiscal policy uses government spending and tax policies to influence macroeconomic conditions, including aggregate demand, employment, and inflation.

Donald Trump oversaw two rounds of fiscal stimulus payments during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Nov. 9, the president outlined a proposal to dole out tariff stimulus payments of at least $2 ...