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 ...

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 ...

Discover how the Nordic model blends capitalism and social welfare, compared to the U.S. system, with insights on taxation, social services, and economic efficiency.

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

While preparing for our Juneteenth celebration at Carnegie Hall this year, I re-read General Order No. 3, presented by General Granger in Galveston, Tex. on June 19, 1865. This order famously ...

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 ...

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 ...