Discover Paul Samuelson's groundbreaking economic theories, Nobel-winning contributions, and his lasting impact on microeconomics and macroeconomics.

When survival over generations is the end game, researchers say it makes sense to undervalue long shots that could be profitable and overestimate the likelihood of rare bad outcomes. Making decisions ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a former professor of economics and senior adviser at the Bank of England. Today’s Economics ...

Incentives are part of our daily life and can affect everything from what we eat to how we parent our children to how we perform at work. Many everyday incentive behavior is rooted in economic ...

Explore the Index of Economic Freedom, why it's crucial for investors, and how it impacts global economies by ranking countries on trade, tax, and judicial freedom.

The World Economic Forum's 2023 meeting is underway in the Swiss Alps where the "leaders of society" have gathered to "shape global, regional, and industry agendas," as WEF's website claims. But some ...

Since 2001, I have been developing a new framework and theory--psychology of working--which represents an innovative way of understanding and intervening in the work lives of everyone who work and who ...

The economic theories of both Karl Marx and Arthur Laffer are largely considered incorrect by mainstream economists. Laffer's theory, known as the Laffer Curve, incorrectly predicted that tax cuts ...