Harvard economist shares her passion for historical research in areas such as urban slavery, the labor history of American women and the economic impact of educational movements.

In Ecuador, the transition to the U.S. dollar was sudden, dramatic and remarkably smooth.

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Copenhagen Consensus participant Nancy Stokey ranks potential solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Economic theory has long been challenged-and economists fascinated-by the mystery of extreme inequality in U.S. wealth distribution. The explanation may finally be in sight.

Nobel prize-winning economist James J. Heckman on discrimination, job training and early childhood education.