What makes for a good economic system? How do we fix flaws in the system like inequality? The winners of the most recent Nobel Prize in Economics attempted to answer these questions: James Robinson of ...

When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one ...

Every day, billions of dollars flow through crypto systems—used to pay remote workers, settle international trades and back online commerce. This is no longer an experimental playground for tech ...

In most of the countries we surveyed, there is widespread support for changing the economic system. In fact, in all but three nations, majorities say the economic system in their country needs major ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Capitalism has long been heralded by many economists as the best economic system around, rewarding — and therefore encouraging — competition and innovation, creating wealth, stimulating growth and ...

Autonomous economic agents are software agents that act on behalf of their owners with limited or no interference, specifically focused on generating economic value. These agents operate independently ...

“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism,” wrote Mark Fisher in his 2009 book Capitalist Realism. This sense pervades our culture like a dense fog, helping to create the ...

Blackout The System launches its Second Wave economic blackout, urging participants to avoid work and shopping from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2. Blackout The System has called for a nationwide boycott, urging ...

In many ways, Donald Trump’s election to a second term as U.S. president is a story of economic dissatisfaction. For the first time in decades, the Democratic candidate received more support from the ...