Economics is not a museum of immortal models. It is a diagnostic discipline whose tools must match the condition of the economy under examination.

Discover Robert M. Solow's contributions to economics, including the Solow-Swan Model and the Solow Residual, plus his Nobel Prize-winning work on economic growth.

Wealth quote of the day by Paul Samuelson: “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” Why Samuelson warned ...

Joan Samuelson, an intellectual force and relentless local advocate for a cure for Parkinson’s disease, died Dec. 27 in Santa Rosa of the affliction whose cure became her life’s work. She was 75.

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night. The two-time heavyweight champion displayed why he is one of the sport's elite punchers when he ...

He was a familiar byline in Newsweek and The Washington Post for decades, explaining the intricacies of economic policy in reader-friendly vernacular. By Michael S. Rosenwald Robert J. Samuelson, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson in 2019. - (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Robert J. Samuelson, who sought to ...

Robert J. Samuelson, who sought to explain the implications of unemployment, inflation and government spending to ordinary readers for more than 40 years as an economics columnist for The Washington ...

Janice (Jan) Samuelson, 92, of Ames, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at Northcrest Heartwood House in Ames. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29th, 2025, ...

Loren Goldner reviews "Never Let A Serious Crisis Go To Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown" in Insurgent Notes #9. Philip Mirowski has written an important book, one well worth ...

SAMUELSON John Paul, Age 76, Peacefully reunited with his Lord and many dear friends on Sunday, September 28, 2025, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born on November 24, 1948, John ...

Is there a more annoying cliché in policy-wonk circles than “there are no silver bullets”? If so, it does not readily spring to mind. What those who intone this ritual phrase mean, of course, is not ...