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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Poverty, malnutrition, child mortality, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, urban development, education or clean water are just some of the social, economic and environmental challenges affecting billions of ...

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 ...

The B.A. in Economics program provides training in economic theories and their applications, preparing students to use economic tools to evaluate, understand, and address economic and societal ...

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 ...

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 ...