The NBER Project on the Economics of Digitization provides new insights on the economic impact of the digitization of both commercial and personal activities, including the rise of digital media 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 ...

Science of Science Funding is an NBER initiative, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which seeks to improve understanding of effective methods of supporting scientific research. Its goal is ...

The Old Testament book of Job describes the old war horse who “smelleth the battle afar off” and is invigorated. News that ...

Rachel Wolfe is a reporter covering the economy for The Wall Street Journal.

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This week’s economic reports will tell us whether the U.S. economy was already losing momentum before war in the Middle East pushed oil prices and bond yields higher.We’ll get a fresh read on home ...

As an economist who is well known in my town, I get calls from economics majors (or their parents) asking for help finding jobs. Here’s a summary of my advice for soon-to-graduate or recently ...