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The towering cranes that rise above development sites can be a useful financial indicator, like consumer confidence polls or housing starts, according to Rider Levett Bucknall, a construction consulting firm that uses the equipment as the basis for its RLB Crane Index.…Jagdish N. Bhagwati, a professor of economics at Columbia, said the number of gauges like these had multiplied since the 1980s, when The Economist magazine created the Big Mac Index, an informal comparison of the cost of hamburgers in

These prizes, granted annually, distinguish academic researchers who have developed central concepts to improve our understanding of Monetary Economics and Finance. The aim of the prizes is to foster conceptual progress that will eventually allow the design and implementation of improved policies by central banks.

Economist Suresh Naidu co-authored article titled, Economics After Neoliberalism.

Professor of Economics and Political Science Alessandra Casella's research into voting systems was featured in a piece in New Scientist. Professor Casella and her co-PI were able to demonstrate how, with some alternative voting systems, minority voting decisions which support strong preferences may yield greater overall satisfaction from all voters.

Economist Jeffrey Sachs co-authored an op-ed in the NY Times arguing in favor of a peaceful and negotiated transition of power between incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó who has challenged Maduro for the presidency.