Paul Solman: More excerpts today from an interview I did with economist Paul Samuelson nearly a decade ago. Today, his thoughts on whether economics is a science and where math fits in the discipline.

Kevin Hoover had his pick of the world’s best universities. A budding economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, he had been accepted into Ph.D. programs at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and ...

Economics isn’t just a number’s game. Human irrationality is so intrinsically tied up in the human need to rationalize that financial decisions are often made when our conscious brains are held for ...

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 ...

Left to right: Ryan Newland, a junior Managerial Economics major works on his Calculus homework with his tutor, Alicia Fiebig, a Math graduate student (phd) in the lobby of Shields Library on the UC ...

I arrived at my college major more by chance than by design. Because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, I spent my freshman year keeping my options open while I searched for the path that best fit my ...

Today’s digital economy is blurring the boundaries between computer science and economics — in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street, and increasingly on university campuses. Yale undergraduates interested ...

A young student who saw my Career Advice to Economics Majors asked about his plans to study economics through the Ph.D. level. He wrote: "I have become fascinated at the prospect of studying economics ...

Editor’s Note: The Elephant Chart. Rarely has one economic picture had as much impact as this one. Tonight’s Making Sen$e Thursday story on the PBS NewsHour ...

WIE is here to celebrate and support the unique experiences and achievements of women students in economics at CU Boulder. We here to build a space where you can meet others, share ideas, and explore ...