The most pleasant surprise in my first year teaching economics and government full-time was being asked to take-on a ...

What is economics? It’s not the stock market; not a way to get rich quick. Economics is the study of people and the choices they make about how to use their time and resources. In addition to my ...

A new bill introduced today by Senator Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, and more importantly, peg it to inflation so that it would ...

Recent pedagogical research in economics has increasingly emphasised the use of experiments and media to transform traditional instruction methods. This innovative approach combines interactive ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, ...

TODAY, The Economist is launching its Economics channel page, conveniently located at www.economist.com/economics. The channel is your one-stop shop for all of The ...

READERS, we are proud to announce the debut of Economics by invitation, our network of guest economists. We have assembled a group of 50 of the top economic experts in academia, government, ...

I read the story in last week’s Union-Tribune about five under-served jobs in San Diego. It’s a timely piece providing opportunities for those who suddenly find themselves unemployed. Fortunately for ...