He and Thomas J. Sargent shared the prize in 2011 for devising statistical tools to help guide economic policymakers.

Learn how to calculate and plot mathematical functions using a spreadsheet. This tutorial shows step-by-step how to set up formulas, visualize data, and create clear graphs for math and science ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as ...

Computers are extremely good with numbers, but they haven’t gotten many human mathematicians fired. Until recently, they could barely hold their own in high school-level math competitions. But now ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for their work explaining how innovation and what economists call “creative destruction” drive ...

The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a trio of researchers Monday for their work on how cycles of technological innovation feed economic growth. Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University, Peter ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said. By Eshe ...

Since the start of the 20th century, the heart of mathematics has been the proof — a rigorous, logical argument for whether a given statement is true or false. Mathematicians’ careers are measured by ...