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Putting Modern Economics in Context: Lessons from a Soviet Curriculum Reform Project
By Stacey Yuen Editor’s note: This blog post is based on an interview with Dr. Neva Goodwin conducted in May Read more

Mad Money: The Financialization and Rising Inequality of the US Economy
By Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar A recent UN news story blames the excessive speculation in the financial markets for impeding basic Read more

The Gendered Impacts of Climate Change
By Ellie Hu Climate change has already had an observable and adverse impact on the global environment, with rising sea Read more

After COP26: Why Forests and Soils will be Crucial to Climate Policy
By Anne-Marie Codur and Jonathan Harris The latest stage in global efforts to respond to climate change was the 26th Read more

How COVID-19 Has Magnified Pre-existing Inequalities in the US
By Ellie Hu The distribution of wealth and resources in the United States has been extremely unequal in recent decades, Read more

Teaching Modules Roundup: Incorporating Social Issues into Introductory Economics
By Stacey Yuen The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains deeply felt in the classroom as a new year has Read more

New Edition of ECI’s Environmental Text Shares Updated Materials on Renewable Energy, Climate Policy and Land Management
By Dr. Brian Roach Twenty years since the initial publication, the Fifth Edition of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Read more

Signs of Hope? Reflections on the Decades-Long Underestimation of Growth in Renewable Energy
By Stacey Yuen, with contributions by Dr. Brian Roach Two of the world’s most renowned energy agencies, the US Energy Read more

Getting to Net Zero: Can We Do It?
By Stacey Yuen In advance of the upcoming November climate summit in Glasgow, President Joe Biden has pledged to slash Read more

Harmonizing the Economy with the Environment: Teaching Modules for a New Approach
By Mohish Agrawal There is increasing demand for an economics curriculum that accounts for the importance of environmental issues such Read more