For a whole generation, Harvard professor Gregory Mankiw defined the conventional wisdom in economics. He taught the university’s introductory course for 14 years. I read his best-selling textbooks to ...

This interview is part of our “Econ Extra Credit” project, where we read an introductory economics textbook provided by the nonprofit Core-Econ together with our listeners. A traditional introductory ...

Economics 101 is the name many colleges and universities use for their introductory undergraduate economics course. It’s also shorthand for the ideas at the heart of classical economics as they have ...

At the time of my taking, Fall 1988, Econ 101 at the University of Illinois was held in Foellinger Auditorium, 1000+ students in the lecture with a raft of smaller discussion sections staffed by grad ...

For many college students, introductory economics is a rite of passage. Some may call it a general education requirement, others may call it a gateway to the corporate world. But there is a common ...

We typically recommend that students plan their degree so that they have no more than three economics courses in any given semester. You may not take most 300 level courses until you've taken ECON 101 ...

In his otherwise excellent column “Wealth Is Knowledge” (Inside View, Feb. 7), Andy Kessler makes a common Econ 101 mistake. He says, “You were taught about supply and demand curves and that when ...

Inflation is described as too many dollars chasing too few goods. It reflects an imbalance in the supply and demand of goods and services. The interaction between supply and demand sets prices in the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...