Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Math can do some really neat stuff: From telling us about the existence of Neptune before we could see it, to the black holes we still can't,... For centuries, mathematics has proven incredibly ...

Economics is the study of the use of economic resources in the marketplace. Free market economies often rely on this information to gauge current economic conditions. Economic analysis is a primary ...

A lot of people complain about the math in economics. Economists tend to quietly dismiss such complaints as the sour-grapes protests of literary types who lack the talent or training to hack their way ...

Microeconomics can be math-intensive. Fundamental microeconomic assumptions about scarcity, human choice, rationality, ordinal preferences, or exchange do not require advanced mathematical skills.

Economics majors at Penn are no longer required to take MATH 1400: "Calculus I" and MATH 1410: "Calculus II" after the creation of two new math courses. In an attempt to adapt Penn’s math curriculum ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The first term of my master’s degree in economics was an alarming experience. The econometrics was bewildering.

Last week, the government made mathematics an optional subject for students who choose the social sciences, arts, and sports science pathway in senior school. However, students who wish to take the ...

For centuries, mathematics has proven incredibly effective in describing, explaining and even predicting phenomena in the physical universe. Newton's mathematical theory of gravity was used to predict ...