Economics
Welcome to the new age of geoeconomics
Tech, trade, finance and military policies are mingling in a manner not seen during the neoliberal era
Nobel economics prize goes to researchers of prosperity
The economics prize has been dominated by US academics since its inception
Who needs a new economic paradigm?
What’s behind the ambition, on both the left and right, to promote a transformative vision of the field?
Exciting economics is often misguided economics
Breakthroughs in the field are rare, but we have an impressive catalogue of possible solutions to real-word problems
Saudi Arabia says economic revamp momentum intact as plans shift
Saudi Arabia signalled little concern over having to delay or adjust some of the biggest projects conceived as part of its economic transformation plan, with a top official saying momentum is “moving ...
Economics is irredeemably sexist
The writer pins the blame for the field’s dearth of women on the male chauvinist pig in the middle of it, masquerading as the avatar of rationality
Economic policies and identity politics
Tackling nativist populism calls for a strategy for reform that could weaken its appeal
‘Women’s economics’ goes mainstream
Issues like women’s labour-force participation and the gender pay gap have long been marginalised within economics. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin’s work – which has won her a Nobel Prize – has put ...
Taleban official in Beijing seeks to deepen economic ties with China
An official in Afghanistan’s Taleban-led government told AFP on Wednesday (Oct 18) that the country was seeking deeper economic cooperation with China, on the sidelines of a major development summit h...
Laying Chicago economics to rest
From breakthroughs in behavioural economics to mounting evidence in the real world, there is good reason to think that the economic orthodoxy of the past 50 years now has one foot in the grave. But ha...
