Harvard economist Roland Fryer draws on a deeply personal experience to examine what economics reveals about drugs, addiction, and the laws meant to contain them. Photo: Free to Choose Network The ...

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of ...

Hip hop has been the soundtrack of my life. When I close my eyes, I can still feel the walk to elementary school—morning light low and pale, sneakers darkening with dew—and hear myself half-whispering ...

Dollar symbol on screen of Artificial Intelligence chatbot assistant on green background. Finance and economy concept. 3d rendering. Dollar symbol on screen of Artificial Intelligence chatbot ...

Why doesn't a rising tide raise all or most boats? That is: how does wealth manage to get "sequestered" with the wealthiest? [In theory], they don't put it in big money rooms like Scrooge McDuck: they ...

STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Earning a Ph.D. in economics has long been a reliable path to affluence and prestige. Not anymore. By Noam Scheiber Noam Scheiber briefly attended graduate school in economics. The moment it dawned on ...

This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. NYC high schools are failing their students—not academically, but practically.

How do you net $5 million in the film industry? Start with $10 million.” Old Hollywood adage Most Films Lose Money. Yes — most films lose money. Indeed, 80% do. The fundamental reason is simple; if ...

James A. Robinson, an economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics Monday along with two professors from the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Research shows link between institutions and prosperity Acemoglu urges democracies to reclaim better governance Johnson says Nov. 5 a 'stress test' for U.S. democracy Past winners include Milton ...