On Monday, the winners of the prize were announced — and much of their work is salient at a time when AI threatens disruption to economies.

Joel Mokyr GRD ’72 ’74, a Northwestern University professor who once declined an offer to teach at Yale, won the prize on ...

Recent shifts in trade policy have renewed debates about tariff structures and their influence on both national and global economies. The discussion centers on current tariff rates imposed on major ...

In an era where trade has become both a political battleground and an economic bellwether, the United States' evolving tariff policy reveals much about our shifting priorities − and what might lie ...

The potential implementation of tariffs presents significant economic risks that may be overlooked in the current bullish market environment. Historical evidence and economic principles suggest that ...

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...

Economics and history Prof. Joel Mokyr was announced as one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the ...

President Donald Trump imposed broad tariffs on China that took effect Tuesday, while his tariff threats hang over other major trading partners: Canada, the European Union and Mexico. That may lead ...