Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. The subject of this course is microeconomics, which examines the decision making of individuals and firms with regard to consumption, ...

A new study finds that a light-touch intervention—what one of the authors calls a “classic nudge”—can increase the share of first-generation college students majoring in economics. In this particular ...

Normative economics is a perspective of "what ought to be" rather than what actually is, dealing heavily in value judgments ...

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In 1776, Adam Smith famously wrote: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” Economists ...

How do I Obtain Approval for my Study Aboard Plan? Economics majors must have their study abroad course plan approved by both the department and Center for Global Education. To obtain departmental ...