Economics & Work

Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.

Research shows how “dark” Brett Martinpersonality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm.

Are you a video gaming master? Put it on your résumé.

Money shame is more common than you might think.

Anyone can have a bad day at work, but not everyone scores this high on narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.

Economist Tyler Cowen explains why intelligence is overrated. Here’s what to look for instead.

Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.

In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn’t catch on.

Risk-taking isn’t inherently bad: It tends to build self-confidence when things work out, and resilience when they don’t. 

Talking about money with loved ones is awkward. Here’s how to do it.

Money ruins relationships. Here’s how to fix that.

A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.

Without the time to mentally disengage from work, people can slip into burnout.

Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.

Smart investors recognize that the stock market doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

Here are the signs that you inherited “money anxiety” from your parents.

Do you remember feeling “money shame” for the first time?

Alibaba has played a key role in China’s meteoric economic rise.

While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.

Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.

No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.

Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.

These money experts say you can buy happiness. There are some red flags to look out for, though.

Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.

Personal finance advice is often over-simplified and fails to consider economic research or people’s unique circumstances.

Close to 70% of drugs advertised on TV offer little to no benefit over other cheaper drugs.

Sniffing out a deal.

These 5 research-backed tips can turn bad habits into financial gain.

Addicted to spending money you want to save? Here’s how to stop.

Despite being called the “dismal science,” economics impacts our lives every day. Here, we look at seven of the greatest economists in history.