Microeconomics

Insurance companies have suffered record losses in recent years as a rash of severe storms have swept the planet. Some insurers are getting involved in the debate on human induced climate change, and may call on national governments to take preventive action. John Keefe files this report.

While Germany contributes money for international population control, one German state, Brandenburg, is giving cash rewards to women who have more German babies. Alexa Dvorson reports on reaction to this incentive program.

In week nine of our financial series, the Do It Yourself Bailout, Beth Kobliner helps us figure out the basics of investing: where you should put your money, what kinds of risks are reasonable and why investing money can be safer than saving it.

A new study in wealth accumulation reveals a direct link between race and level of wealth, with African American women ranking way below white women.