Conflicts are not inherent in the operation of an unhampered market economy. There are conflicts between citizens because the ...

Economic analysis can shine a revealing light on the causes and consequences of social unrest The past decade was marked by a series of high-profile social protests—the Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth. Social mobility refers to the extent to which individuals or families move up or down the economic ...

Professor Schneider recently published new editions of two textbooks, Economics: A Tool for Critically Understanding Society (with Jean Shackelford, Steve Stamos, and Tom Riddell), and Introduction to ...

Over the last 10 years, Behavioral Economics (BE) has become increasingly popular (see Google Trends chart below). According to BE, people’s economic decisions are often less guided by stable ...

(This op-ed is the third in a series of three highlighting the importance of investments in education.) In our previous op-eds, we noted that there is a definite correlation between school ...

On Jan. 14, outgoing President Joseph Biden bestowed the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) to approximately 400 scientists and engineers. PECASE is the highest ...

The B.A. in Economics program provides training in economic theories and their applications, preparing students to use economic tools to evaluate, understand, and address economic and societal ...

Modern economics has lost its way, but research into happiness can help to steer it back on track. Economics was founded by Western philosophers thinking about happiness. Those philosophers, including ...

Strong statements by Pope Francis in recent years have brought renewed attention to the church’s teaching regarding the moral limits of markets. Yet recent essays in America by Arthur Brooks ...

Economic analysis can shine a revealing light on the causes and consequences of social unrest The past decade was marked by a series of high-profile social protests—the Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter ...