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.

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 ...

When the economics department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues a statement, it is often to celebrate a Nobel Prize. In the past decade, six of its professors have won the award—as ...

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

The professor emeritus of economics and 2025 Nobel winner spent the day on Brown’s campus, where he enjoyed visits with ...