UCLA professor and 2002 California gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon often dresses up as famous economic figures like J.P. Morgan for his classes. “A couple years after I ran for governor, a friend ...

Kennedy School Professor and former Obama economic advisor Jason Furman ’92 and Economics Professor David I. Laibson ’88 will take over teaching Economics 10: “Principles of Economics” next fall. The ...

Behavioural economics shows us that we do not always act in our own best interest. Our internal biases and cognitive limitations can lead us to make poor choices despite readily available information ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Patrick Harker delivered the Leon N. Moses Distinguished Lecture in Transportation in front of a crowd of about 80 on Wednesday evening. In his ...

Lecture will examine how a growing cultural respect for innovators, producers, and entrepreneurs led to greater economic liberty and sparked a surge in innovation.

One of the first lectures in pure political economy taught by Pareto in Lausanne is presented and discussed on the basis of some recently-rediscovered lecture notes distributed by Pareto himself. The ...