Learn about the life and works of James M. Buchanan, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and pioneer of public choice theory and ...

Critical Economic Theory is not a new concept. Like critical race theory (which is seen through a more controversial lens), CET seeks to examine and understand how systemic economics is ingrained in ...

Ironically, an acatallactic pseudo-theory of money that emerged from a school of thought that rejected theory in favor of an ...

In most my dealings with questions of economic development I run across men and women who view themselves as pragmatic doers, totally immune from anything quite as impractical as academic research.

The economy's supply side first gained attention when Adam Smith published "Wealth of Nations" in 1776. The supply side handles mobilization of resources to supply goods and services. The theory ...

Like many students in the Economics Department at The New School for Social Research, Ebba Boye and Ingrid Kvangraven want to widen the lens through which we examine economies. Their approach to ...

With every new administration there are hopes on the part of roughly a half of the population and dread on the other. It flips like a coin. A random walk, for the probability fans out there, that ...

Calculating royalty rates as part of a patent dispute often becomes a hotly-disputed issue, where opposing economic theories from expert witnesses are pinned against one another. As a litigant, care ...

Economist Michael Chwe has written a book called “Jane Austen: Game Theorist.” Do you need more of a reason to read this post? Video from Michael Chwe’s YouTube channel. I’m a specialist in game ...

Editor’s Note: Michael Chwe studies game theory — as he says, “the mathematical analysis of strategic thinking.” In particular, he’s interested in how game theory shapes everyday life, as well as what ...