Our current economic system is based on poor science and should not be used to guide government decision-making when faced with threats to existence like climate change. That's the conclusion of a new ...

What makes for a good economic system? How do we fix flaws in the system like inequality? The winners of the most recent Nobel Prize in Economics attempted to answer these questions: James Robinson of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Nearly 6 in 10 voters say the economic and political systems are stacked against people like them, tying a record high over roughly 40 years of national NBC News polling.

Every day, billions of dollars flow through crypto systems—used to pay remote workers, settle international trades and back online commerce. This is no longer an experimental playground for tech ...

Autonomous economic agents are software agents that act on behalf of their owners with limited or no interference, specifically focused on generating economic value. These agents operate independently ...

“Systems change” has become a ubiquitous topic of interest for anyone serious about addressing our multiple social-environmental-economic-governance crises. Yet for all its ubiquity, the term tends to ...

This program area addresses the social and behavioral sciences—including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology—to understand and address complex relationships among ...

"Change the system, not the climate" is a common demand in the climate movement. But what kind of system do we want? In the midst of humanity's worst crisis, the pioneers stand ready. Meet the new ...