Economics is the study of the use of economic resources in the marketplace. Free market economies often rely on this information to gauge current economic conditions. Economic analysis is a primary ...

Economics majors at Penn are no longer required to take MATH 1400: "Calculus I" and MATH 1410: "Calculus II" after the creation of two new math courses. In an attempt to adapt Penn’s math curriculum ...

I read with great interest your report on the study by Francisco O. Ramirez of Stanford University that challenges the common belief that academic success in mathematics and science contributes to ...

A lot of people complain about the math in economics. Economists tend to quietly dismiss such complaints as the sour-grapes protests of literary types who lack the talent or training to hack their way ...

The documentary film “Counted Out,” which emphasizes math literacy’s importance for democracy and economic opportunity, will be screened twice at Hope College on Tuesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m ...

The math gap is an educational problem and an economic warning we cannot afford to ignore. When children enter school lacking a grasp of the language of math, they are set on a difficult path of ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...

Emily Farran received funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy and the Centre for Educational Neuroscience to carry out research discussed in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Stories can affect people’s behavior. So does how those tales are told. The way people react can be quantified and help economic research, Robert Shiller suggests in ...