Nobel prize laureate John Forbes Nash, mathemetician and game theorist, in May, 2005. (China Photos/Getty Images)
The study of strategic interactions is gaining popularity across disciplines, but that does not mean its relevance is universal.
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Still Waiting for Change
When generous tipping is not the answer: Waitress at Denny's in Emeryville, Calif., 2009 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Economists are ignoring a class of workers whose wages have been frozen for decades.
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Understanding the Irrational Commuter
Night traffic in Tokyo, Japan, July, 2009. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The increasing sophistication of data collection and analysis gives us deeper insights into human behavior — and how we make decisions about everyday travel.
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Why Write the History of Capitalism?
Where is agency when you need it? A bank run in Massachusetts, October 1929. (OFF/AFP/Getty Images)
A new generation of scholars is rewriting the story of capitalism by shaking off the old assumptions of both the Left and Right.
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A Scientist Goes Rogue
Ethan Perlstein, "gentleman scientist" and digital native. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Perlstein)
Can social media and crowdfunding sustain independent researchers?
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Why U.S. Financial Hegemony Will Endure
Still at the center. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)
The United States not only continues to dominate global finance but has become even more central since the 2008 crisis. How did this happen?
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