Yes, Patrick T. Harker is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, playing a major role in shaping the country’s monetary policies. But Harker began his career as an engineer, and ...

Like many STEM-savvy Huskies, John Ruf came to Michigan Tech to study mechanical engineering. When he arrived on campus from the Chicago suburb of Orland Park back in 2016, Ruf’s passion for economics ...

In the field of economic history, the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution loom large. Competing theories point to the role of institutions, scientific achievements, and bourgeois ...

The course introduces students to fundamental concepts in economics and finance in the context of decisions that arise in contemporary planning and management of social and environmentally-relevant ...

THE study of economics is of great importance to everyone. We should all know something about capital and interest, and sinking funds and depreciation. The question is whether we should be taught this ...

THIS was the title of a paper presented on March 25 before a joint meeting of the Institutions of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers by Sir Frank Gill, who explained that his purpose was to ...

Successful economic development has been an elusive target in many countries of the Global South. Considerable intellectual effort has been spent on this issue over many decades with mixed results. A ...

Roth, A. E., and E. Peranson. "The Redesign of the Matching Market for American Physicians: Some Engineering Aspects of Economic Design." American Economic Review 89, no. 4 (September 1999): 748–780.

The winners of the FCC’s annual Excellence in Economic Analysis and Excellence in Engineering Awards have been unveiled by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Taking the “Excellence in Engineering” Award ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said despite turbulence in the markets, the overall global economy looks promising and the Fed will exercise patience in 2019. He spoke Friday on a panel with ...

Those readers whose memories of home economics class are dominated by muffin tins and sewing machines might be surprised to learn about Caroline Hunt, an early innovator in the field. Hunt had no ...