Economics

For economists, 2014 will go down as the year Thomas Piketty’s Capital arrived on America’s shores. But what does “r > g” really mean and what are Capital’s most critical lessons? 3QD editor Zujaja Tauqeer explores this in a walk through 3QD’s archives.

In this Hippo Thinks piece, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist Vinnie Lauria digs into the historical reasons undergirding Singapore’s rising economy.

In this Thinks piece combining academic thought with industry insights, entrepreneur and investor Tripp Baird investigates the most pervasive myths surrounding stakeholder capitalism today.

Water is everywhere: in our tubs, our bottles, our lakes, our bodies. And with scientific studies, such as in this Journal of Climate, reporting that average rainfall is increasing, it’s difficult to...

Scholars in economics have long attempted to quantify the most philosophically intangible concepts such as fairness and equity. In the United States, fairness of affirmative action in higher education has...

“Radon in my apartment?” No thanks, say the makers of a video opposing a proposed natural gas pipeline slated to travel directly beneath New York City’s West Village neighborhood. The push against a...

It sounds like the stuff of fables: Hidden in a remote mountain range in eastern Ecuador lies eight billion dollars worth of Inca gold. But it’s not a fable—it’s reality. Mark Honigsbaum, a journalist...