In 2008, in the throes of the global financial crisis, the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, received a briefing on the turmoil in the international markets from academics at the London School of ...

Economics lecturers need to teach their students about more than just numbers. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo Economics is a discipline that ought, at its best, to explain the world and its complexities.

A new study finds that a light-touch intervention—what one of the authors calls a “classic nudge”—can increase the share of first-generation college students majoring in economics. In this particular ...

Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. The subject of this course is microeconomics, which examines the decision making of individuals and firms with regard to consumption, ...

The practical application of a theory or idea is the most effective way of demonstrating its usefulness. Case studies allow for the dissection of practical applications to uncover the thinking that ...