Many scholars have assumed nudges—a small push that encourages better choices—are always good for society. But UC Berkeley ...

New research from Stanford University highlights a significant decline in entry-level employment in fields most exposed to artificial intelligence such as software development and customer service.

Explore how happiness economics measures individual satisfaction through surveys, analyzing economic factors like income, employment, and their impact on well-being.

Tariffs on foreign imports have been a consistent theme of President Donald Trump's terms in office; he even says tariff is "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." But despite his consistent ...

Explore the principles of mainstream economics, its origins in neoclassical thought, and criticisms from heterodox theories. Discover how it impacts economic policies.

On Aug. 15, 1947, British colonial rule in South Asia officially ended. The four independent states that eventually emerged in its place — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh — all faced urgent ...

Many female economists are used to walking into a room and feeling overwhelmingly outnumbered by their male colleagues. As terms like “mansplain” become part of common vernacular, women in economics ...

Economists say it will take time for the effects of trade policies to show up in economic data — but acknowledge they aren’t sure how long. Credit...Photo Illustration by ALVARO DOMINGUEZ; PHOTOS VIA ...

Once hailed as a maverick genius we could all get behind, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has earned plenty of haters over the last few years as a result of his controversial political stances and affiliations.

Time for your annual check-up. After what feels like an eternity in the waiting room, flicking through dog-eared copies of the world’s finest publications (did you know Indonesia is at a crossroads?), ...

A study of the economics of conflict, from the Vikings to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, by a former writer for and occasional contributor to The Economist. Time and again, Duncan Weldon spots ...

Aeimit Lakdawala has previously received funding from NSF. Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do – and because of this ...