Most economists subscribe to a belief in “positive economics,” which means that economic theory flows from economic data.

The dot-com explosion of the late '90s and early aughts drastically altered the economics of knowledge. Prior to the internet, the vast majority of information was accessible only through education, ...

Economics is the study of how individuals, households, businesses, governments, and societies allocate their scarce resources. At both local and international level, economists study elements of ...

I began reading “The Exaggerated Dropout Crisis” (Commentary, March 8, 2006) with great hope. Perhaps we Americans are doing better at graduating our students than we have been led to believe. Then I ...

While I quit the field of economics many years ago to be a software entrepreneur—a decision I never regret, I like to think I still use my economics knowledge, math, and decision making logic every ...

Sophomore Juan Barbecho, a mathematics and economics and finance double major at the University of Delaware, recently had the opportunity to participate in the University of Chicago’s Expanding ...

The global economy needs strong institutions and coordinated international action. Concerted international efforts, with adequate representation from developing countries, are required to accelerate ...

After taking Advanced Placement (AP) environmental science in high school — and loving it — Emma Aucker, now a senior environmental and resource economics (ENRE) major at the University of Delaware, ...