In the course of his research, Yale economist Costas Arkolakis often utilizes tools and methods from mathematics and other scientific disciplines, such as physics and computer science.Costas Arkolakis To that end, working at a university that is strong...
Kodak, once a giant of global industry, is a shell of its former self — largely undone by the rise of digital photography. Borders, which operated hundreds of bookstores at its height, liquidated in 2011 — a casualty of Amazon’s dominance in online retail...
Americans appear profoundly unaware of the vast economic inequality that persists between black and white Americans in contemporary society, according to a new study by researchers at Yale University.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the...
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 opened the Yale Climate Conference this week by comparing the threat of rising global temperatures to the danger posed by a rogue state acquiring nuclear weapons.
While our political leaders rightly respond...
Reducing the injury rates in football and other male contact sports to those of non-contact sports like tennis or baseball would result in 49,600 fewer injuries per year in colleges and 601,900 injuries per year in high school, according to a new study by...
Settling on a parenting style is challenging. Is it better to be strict or more lenient? Have helicopter parents found the right approach to guiding their children’s choices?
A new study co-authored by Yale economist Fabrizio Zilibotti argues that...
Women in the investment profession face a double standard even when objective information on their performance is available and their evaluators are incentivized to not discriminate, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Management...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a team of young economic reformers led by Yegor Gaidar worked to create a new economic future for Russia. Against the overwhelming threat of looming hunger and civil war they created a market economy that remains in...
A new study by Yale researchers of more than 8.9 million visits to emergency departments (EDs) reveals that a small group of predominantly for-profit hospitals in the United States have the highest concentration of out-of-network ED billing rates: While...