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Many fear that China's RMB is going to overtake the U.S. dollar as the world's most important currency.

But some say the U.S. should encourage China to progress with the RMB internationalization.

Behavioral Economist Sendhil Mullainathan discusses how data from your online searches can help not just advertisers, but economists in researching the state of the economy.

William E. Simon, the former Treasury secretary, said “the nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.” Here are four principles that most economists would endorse.

Economists are worrying about inflation in the coming year, but a few products will actually be cheaper. What should we buy in 2012?

Don't expect the economic problems dogging Europe to be solved any time soon. Economists sure don't.

Economists are a bit more optimistic about the U.S. economy as 2011 comes to a close. But only a bit.

If Congress fails to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday, it would put a serious dent into economic growth in 2012 and could even help tip the U.S. back into a recession, according to economists.

Join us for a week long commentary series asking that question. We'll hear from economists, academics, and the public.

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Economists are terrified about the chaos they expect if some countries decide to stop using the euro. But one person thinks there may be a way to jump ship safely -- and he's got a $400,000 bounty for anyone who can figure out how to do it.

That number is below economists' expectations and a slowdown from September. But numbers in this range could be the new normal for a long time.