I read “Searching for Capitalism in the Wreckage of Globalization” with more frustration than surprise. Oren Cass’s argument consists, roughly speaking, of two parts. The substance of both parts ...

The Austrian school of economics is a school of economic thought that emphasizes the importance of individual human action and free markets in economic decision-making. It has its origins in late 19th ...

In his latest column for the New York Times, award-winning economist and liberal pundit Paul Krugman returns to one of his recurring themes and tries to understand how the field of economics could not ...

The resounding victory of N.J. Governor Chris Christie has people speculating about the 2016 presidential race, particularly on the Republican side, since it's a given among pols and pundits that ...

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Oct., 1982), pp. 363-373 (11 pages) Henry George's influence on economic thought has been neglected although his readers included Clark ...

Julie Young is an experienced financial writer and editor. She specializes in financial analysis in capital planning and investment management. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and ...

It began on the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal. “For an economist, these are the best of times and the worst of times,” wrote Russ Roberts, a professor of economics at George Mason University.

With inflation at 7%, the highest rate since 1982, and the Federal Reserve set to tighten monetary policy, you would think the president and Congress would be looking for ways to end the spending ...

Editor's note: EarthBeat is publishing a series of essays on the goals of the Laudato Si' Action Platform from speakers at the 2023 "Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church" conference, held ...

Michelle Baddeley is Director and Research Professor at the Institute for Choice, University of South Australia. Today, it seems as though everyone is talking about behavioral economics. Governments ...

Despite James Mackintosh’s suggestion in “Streetwise: Modern Monetary Theory Isn’t Coming in the Future. It’s Here Now” (Markets, Nov. 22), MMT remains a niche theory endorsed by only a small but ...

Update: You can read economics correspondent Paul Solman’s reflections on Samuelson’s life and work here on Making Sen$e. The world lost one of the giants in ...