Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Kester and Brynes Professor at Columbia Business School and a Chazen Senior Scholar at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for ...

Who is better informed about the policy choices facing the country—liberals, conservatives or libertarians? According to a Zogby International survey that I write about in the May issue of Econ ...

Basic Economics is a 653-page book, not including the index. One doesn’t have to start reading it at the beginning. Near the book’s end, there’s a section titled “Questions,” and it points the reader ...

Could you answer the following three questions for your next project? What will it cost? What is it worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before undertaking any project, these questions should be ...

While researchers say more formal teaching is needed, eight in 10 high school seniors have a basic understanding of economics, according to a new national economics assessment. “The Nation’s Report ...

Recently first tier Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio was asked about his support of federal sugar subsidies. It was a reasonable question considering the Florida senator’s oft-stated ...

Recently first tier Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio was asked about his support of federal sugar subsidies. It was a reasonable question considering the Florida senator's oft-stated ...