The United States announced new, higher tariff rates this year. Tariffs can affect supply chains, investment, and firms’ input costs, resulting in supply-side effects such as higher inflation and ...

15 May 2025 — The global economy is at a precarious juncture, marked by heightened trade tensions and elevated policy uncertainty, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of ...

Jessie (@littlejar) went viral for unveiling her so-called “Men Diagram,” a Venn diagram consisting of three overlapping circles, which is meant to encapsulate all possible types of men, starting with ...

Prize showcases work on factors that underpin economic growth Winners are professors at U.S., French and British universities Aghion wants Europe to learn from U.S. and China Howitt questions Trump's ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said. By Eshe ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ...

Earning a Ph.D. in economics has long been a reliable path to affluence and prestige. Not anymore. By Noam Scheiber Noam Scheiber briefly attended graduate school in economics. The moment it dawned on ...

Investing in a skilled, healthy workforce, infrastructure, and technology are crucial for economic growth, job creation, and security. By prioritizing health, countries build the foundation for the ...

Why are some countries rich and others poor? It’s among the most important questions in economics—in all the social sciences—and one at the heart of the work for which MIT’s Daron Acemoglu and Simon ...

Excalidraw is an innovative online whiteboarding tool that uses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to convert simple text prompts into detailed, professional-quality diagrams. Whether you are ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...