“The sole use of money is to circulate consumable goods.” Those are the words of Adam Smith. It was a throwaway line in Wealth of Nations so over-the-top obvious was it. Money only has a purpose ...

Chuck Collins, co-founder of United for a Fair Economy and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, describes the difference between this financial crisis and those of the past. By ...

You may have spent Thanksgiving enduring fervent arguments about the economy and economic policy. Since it is the Christmas season and time to think about gifts, here are some books on economics and ...

Investors love a simple narrative, and economists are delighted to oblige. There’s just one slight problem: The obvious stories about the U.S. economy have been repeatedly wrong since the Covid ...

A well-educated population is essential to the success of any society. Education broadens the mind and opens opportunities. Studying subjects such as math, English, science and the arts helps us ...

In this talk, Per Strömberg will present a simple economic framework for understanding the economic role of private equity. The framework helps answer questions such as: Why would private equity ...