Tag: Economics
New URI president discusses business and the blue economy during economic...
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island's Business Engagement Center and the blue economy's connection to the school's curriculum, outreach and research was at...
Five Questions With Emily Oster
Emily Oster | Economics professor, Brown University
1. You recently launched a website with a medical professor at Harvard Medical School called COVID Explained. What...
Not all economists are corporate shills
The economics profession gets a lot of the blame for the increasing inequality in American society. Yet the career of Harvard University economist Martin...
Disruption hurts but is good for R.I.
While you may not be familiar with Joseph Schumpeter, we all are familiar with the economic forces he recognized and gave a name to.
“Creative...
Learning from Whole Foods
Whole Foods is providing the world with a very interesting economics lesson. Immediately after Amazon bought the upscale grocery store chain, it cut prices...