Economics was a bystander to the Industrial Revolution and rather ruined the 20th century; it should understand that it is best conceived as a leisure activity.

Though economics presents its own methodological problems, the basic challenges facing researchers are not fundamentally different from those faced by researchers in other fields. As economics ...

Regarding Matthew Hennessey’s op-ed “JD Vance Defies the Market’s Gravity” (June 3): I always find it amusing when people assert that economics isn’t a science. Such statements suggest that they don’t ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ...

Northwestern's Joel Mokyr, along with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, are awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics ...