Economics and Policy

Over-crowding in US emergency rooms costs patients time, money, and their health. But predictive analytics could help re-route patients away from over-burdened hospitals before long waits become inevitable.

The victory of the Leave Campaign in Britain’s referendum yesterday shocked many, demonstrating the rising clout of populist movements, and, according to Glenn Hubbard, the need for leaders to foster more inclusive prosperity.

Highly trained women in the US workforce earn a fraction of what their male peers do. Part of the discrepancy may come down to differences in men’s and women’s tastes for competition.

An unlikely alliance is growing between the right and the left, Silicon Valley and the Rust Belt, in support of an unusual policy — universal basic income, a free check for every American man, woman, and child.

The economic case against a British exit from the European Union is clear, according to Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard, but with politics and identity thrown in the mix, the outcome to Thursday’s nail-biter vote is harder to predict.

New research connects regulatory oversight of hedge funds to better financial reporting.

We tend to view booms and busts and national phenomena, but economic conditions can vary wildly from state to state, with implications for business, regulators and individuals. New research suggests publicly available bank date could help to get a better grasp on where local economies are headed.

The former chairman of the US Federal Reserve System says the tools are in place to fight the next big crisis.

In today’s economy, many industries can’t be analyzed through the lens of competition.