While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
Karl Widerquist | Mar 7
A new paper provides the first evidence from a randomized controlled trial isolating the impact of financial assistance to prevent homelessness. We spoke with its authors.
Brian A. Jacob | Oct 19, 2023
A track record of successful progressive investments has been refracted through decades of bad data, bad statistics, bad analysis, and propaganda.
Nate G. Hilger | May 8, 2023
Economist Michael Kende on how applying the economics of cybersecurity can prevent data breaches and increase digital trust.
Michael Kende | May 16, 2022
Ancient skeletons, funerary practices, and DNA reveal layers of inequality in past societies.
Carles Lalueza-Fox | Apr 13, 2022
New explanations from economics research.
Stefanie Stantcheva | Nov 20, 2021
A 2012 interview with former Secretary of State George Shultz, who died on Saturday at the age of 100.
Simon W. Bowmaker | Feb 10, 2021
A glimpse of an alternative economic and industrial history and future, in which the Luddites were successful in their battle against alienating technology.
Miriam A. Cherry | Jan 19, 2021
Researchers Constança Esteves-Sorenson and Robert Broce reviewed more than 100 tests — and ran one of their own — to find out if pay harms performance on enjoyable tasks. Here’s what they learned.
Brigitte C. Madrian | Nov 19, 2020
Corrupt practices harshly cut across classes and castes, disturb institutions, destroy communities, and infect the very structure of people’s lives.
Robert I. Rotberg | Oct 16, 2020
