Learn about the life and works of James M. Buchanan, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and pioneer of public choice theory and ...

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Critical Economic Theory is not a new concept. Like critical race theory (which is seen through a more controversial lens), CET seeks to examine and understand how systemic economics is ingrained in ...

Explore how the Baby Boomer Age Wave Theory predicts economic shifts due to changes in baby boomer spending habits after age 50. Learn about its societal effects.

Ironically, an acatallactic pseudo-theory of money that emerged from a school of thought that rejected theory in favor of an ...

Keynesian economics is a macroeconomic theory that advocates for active government intervention to manage economic cycles, particularly during recessions and depressions. Developed by British ...

When gasoline is expensive, people grumble that big oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil are colluding to keep prices high. They’re wrong. The best way to understand why businesses aren’t ...

Economic theory has evolved into a multifaceted discipline that not only articulates the fundamental principles governing resource allocation and decision‐making but also integrates classical ideas ...

Behavioral economics helps investors understand irrational market behaviors and customer choices. Examples of behavioral economic theories include loss aversion and sunk-cost fallacy. Recognizing ...

Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. The subject of this course is microeconomics, which examines the decision making of individuals and firms with regard to consumption, ...