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

The NBER Project on the Economics of Digitization provides new insights on the economic impact of the digitization of both commercial and personal activities, including the rise of digital media and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our economics degree program is designed to prepare students for positions as economic and statistical analysts in business, government and nonprofit organizations, and for the teaching profession.

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

Rachel Wolfe is a reporter covering the economy for The Wall Street Journal.

Explore how private interests, public institutions, and interest groups shape social issues. Make positive change through our economics program. Navigate the complex world of decision-making. Major in ...

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 ...

For years, the plastics market followed a familiar script: virgin resin-anchored to oil and gas-was cheaper, more predictable ...