Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo discusses the role of women in her field. Alongside her husband and two others, Esther Duflo won a Nobel Prize for Economics last year for her experimental ...

Two words seem to preoccupy economists, who consider themselves the high priests of social sciences: scarcity and money. The first word has wreaked havoc on our socio-economic systems. We always think ...

There's a debate about the meaning of economic scarcity going on all over the Web, most recently set off by Chris Anderson's "Economy of Abundance" talk at Pop!Tech, that David Hornik and Ross ...

For a new U.S. administration facing global security challenges, the relationship between food security — what the World Bank defines as “access to enough food for an active, healthy life” — and armed ...

This month’s column has been particularly difficult to write. Normally, I’m not very emotionally involved in the topic other than it touches on things that I care about. I can normally keep my mental ...

The celebrity known for her pout is the name on make-up lovers’ lips this week. After Kylie Jenner released the latest color in her Lip Kit, the $29-product sold out in minutes, according to a tweet ...