The vast increase in government spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to question its understanding of money. With any luck, such questioning will lead to a better ...

Last week, I pointed to neoliberal ideology and economics as the fundamental flaw that has led us to ignore all the warning signs — in particular, that there are limits to growth — and instead pursue ...

Keir Starmer sounds confused about wealth—but then maybe any politician would. The prime minister talks, compulsively, about rebalancing life in favour of “working people”. He modestly raised some ...

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Monday to a trio of U.S.-based researchers, for their study of the institutional roots of wealth and poverty among nations. Ever since Adam Smith wrote "The ...

UBC is proud to be partnering with the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation to enable deeper engagement in research that sheds light on the causes and adverse consequences of wealth and income ...