Economics Profession

On the passing away of Edward J. Kane

Perry Mehrling’s new book traces the rise of the dollar through the life and career of influential economist Charles Kindleberger

How a bleak Christian theology influenced the development of the dismal science

On the passing away of Victoria Chick

On the passing away of Luigi Pasinetti

“School choice” aimed to block the choice of equal, integrated education for Black families

“School choice” aimed to block the choice of equal, integrated education for Black families

A low agreement between bibliometrics and peer review at the level of individual article indicates that metrics should not replace peer review at the level of individual article.

On the occasion of the ASSA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting (Jan. 3-5), Peter Bofinger presents a “10 Best of” Mankiw list

No one person or perspective holds the key to solving economic problems, says Jay Pocklington of the Institute for New Economic Thinking

New INET research shows once again that it’s large firms and the 1%—not the “median voter”—who drive U.S. policy

Mainstream economics ignores historical and structural factors by design

Economists have gone to great lengths to write humans out of economics, pushing self-interest and generally providing two choices—faith in markets or the state.

How Penrosian Learning Confronts the Neoclassical Fallacy

To get beyond the neoclassical fallacy, economists have to stop relying on constrained-optimization methodology