The lucrative economics of expert witnesses

In the waning days of the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Dr. Shannon Curry was called to the stand. Curry, a California-based psychologist, had been hired by…

Yale professor uses ‘The Wire’s’ Stringer Bell to teach competitive markets

Elasticity of demand, market saturation, and competitive differentiation are all topics one could expect to learn in business school or an economics course. It’s a lot less normal to learn…

An Update on the Economy and Monetary Policy

06.02.22 Loretta J. Mester Philadelphia Council for Business Economics, Philadelphia, PA (via videoconference), June 2, 2022 1:00 p.m. ET (PDF ) I…

Richard Thaler: ‘We Are Incapable of Learning From the Past’

Valerio Baselli: Hello, and welcome to Morningstar. I’m Valerio Baselli. Today, I’m very pleased and honored to receive a real pioneer in behavioral economics, the father of the Nudge theory,…

Forward Thinking on measuring the value of the digital age with Avinash Collis

In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, co-host Michael Chui talks with Avinash Collis, professor of digital economy at The University…

Wall Street’s Losing Streak Ends, but Uncertainty That Drove It Lingers

The stock market’s staggering run of losses came to an end last week, with the S&P 500 snapping a seven-week losing streak and pulling away from the brink of a…