Former Harvard Economics professor Philippe M. Aghion won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on economic growth and innovation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 13.

STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Mokyr is from Northwestern ...

This video captures a hilarious social experiment where someone interrupts a real Harvard lecture with absurd and funny questions, leading to priceless reactions from students and professors alike.

People from cultures that emphasize productive habits tend to advance. The reverse is also true.

Joseph Henrich, a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, whose research and writings span anthropology, biology, and economics, has followed an unconventional academic and ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth” including the key principle of creative ...

Construction is under way for a new economics department building supported by Penny Pritzker’s $100 million donation.

This year’s lecture will explore how thoughtfully designed labor market policies can safeguard workers while fostering business growth. It will also explore the broader implications of AI adoption on ...

"All cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat,” said the Logician in Eugene Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros. It was ...

Economists have long treated globalisation as a trade-off between openness and national autonomy. In 1933 John Maynard Keynes ...

Entrepreneurship at the College has exploded. Once limited to extracurricular programs and social enterprise workshops, the ...