Economics is a branch of social science focused on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

This week’s economic reports will tell us whether the U.S. economy was already losing momentum before war in the Middle East pushed oil prices and bond yields higher.We’ll get a fresh read on home ...

Economics isn’t just a number’s game. Human irrationality is so intrinsically tied up in the human need to rationalize that financial decisions are often made when our conscious brains are held for ...

Science of Science Funding is an NBER initiative, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which seeks to improve understanding of effective methods of supporting scientific research. Its goal is ...

It also seeks to develop new data resources to support empirical research in transportation economics. The project supports a ...

Professors Salter and Cutsinger make a case for economics education as a key for Gen Z's success in new AI world.

Government often tries to make rules for industries it doesn’t understand. There’s a better way.

In the United States today, life expectancy is falling as suicides, drug addiction, alcoholism, and heart disease are inexorably on the rise, contrary to the trends in other First World countries. One ...

The theme of debt recurs in many novels of the 19th century. Based on this observation, Alexandre Péraud, a literature ...

Financial literacy courses are good, but they are best paired with training in economic reasoning.

As an economist who is well known in my town, I get calls from economics majors (or their parents) asking for help finding jobs. Here’s a summary of my advice for soon-to-graduate or recently ...