Explore whether economics can be considered a science, analyzing its classification, testability, and consensus within social science debates.

Discover the evolution of economics from ancient times to modern theories that influence global markets, including Adam Smith and Keynesian approaches.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Economics professor and wearer of many hats. This article is more than 3 years old. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), the Scottish ...

Nearly 400 years ago Galileo performed the first recorded laboratory experiment, timing balls as they rolled down an inclined plane to test his theory of acceleration. Since that time, laboratory ...

The "new growth theory" of economics is getting much attention in the popular press these days. For example, Paul Romer, a leading proponent of the new growth theory, is on the list of Time's 25 most ...

Professor Emeritus of Economics Daniel Friedman was among 18 esteemed economists in the inaugural class of fellows of the Economic Science Association (ESA). The group includes two Nobel laureates.

“Broadening digital access is expected to be the most transformative trend” in the international job market through 2030, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) 2025 Future of Jobs report, ...

As the field of data science grows, businesses and governments need leaders who thoroughly understand data science in an economic sense to guide business and policy decisions. The interdisciplinary, ...