Paul Solman: On Tuesday, we posted the first transcript from a series of interviews I’ve done with Paul Samuelson over the years. This installment picks up where the last left off, explaining the most ...

Could you answer the following three questions for your next project? What will it cost? What is it worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before undertaking any project, these questions should be ...

The world has changed in the last three years, but the basics of how to solve housing issues has stayed the same. Housing is not a right, it is a commodity The Eviction Lab stands out for having woven ...

Just how important is money? Few would deny that it plays a key role in the economy.­ During the Great Depression of the 1930s, existing economic theory was unable either to explain the causes of the ...

Basic Economics is a 653-page book, not including the index. One doesn’t have to start reading it at the beginning. Near the book’s end, there’s a section titled “Questions,” and it points the reader ...

Could you answer the following three questions for your next project? What will it cost? What is it worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before undertaking any project, these questions should be ...

A surprising eight out of 10 12th graders understand basic economics concepts, according to a national study released on Wednesday. “Given the number of students who finish high school with limited ...