Across the United States, the line between middle and upper-middle income is shifting, and it looks very different in Boston ...

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

In nine middle-income countries, we asked additional questions about relations with China and the U.S. Across the nine middle-income nations surveyed, a median of 58% say investment from China is a ...

One of the great questions facing China is whether or not its economy can continue to produce the rapid gains in welfare for its giant population that the country has witnessed over the past 30 years.

The Philippine government’s goal to elevate the country to middle-income status by 2026 is still up, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said, citing measures to boost economic growth. Go, in an interview ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of climate change and its effects in nine middle-income countries. Opinions surrounding climate change are examined in the context of ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Social protection and labor programs help households and workers manage crises, escape poverty, navigate transitions, and seize employment opportunities. Despite recent progress, three in four people ...