In 1926, the 150th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations, British economist Edwin Cannan delivered a lecture titled "Adam Smith as Economist" at the London School of Economics. The lecture was ...

The 18th-century philosopher Adam Smith is frequently described as the father of capitalism and is well known for praising what he called the market’s “invisible hand.” But he also developed complex ...

An examination of the impact of the economist Adam Smith on the court system will be the topic of a free lecture Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Room 405 of Loyola's College of Law, 526 Pine St. The speaker ...

AI deference, taken to its extreme, corrupts the foundations of moral life Adam Smith understood that moral development and ...

Watch live as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers the Adam Smith Award lecture at the 67th annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) in Philadelphia.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King made no comment on monetary policy in his Adam Smith Lecture on Sunday, but he did announce the launch of a new 20 pound banknote bearing a ...

On March 9, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, esteemed global economist Dambisa Moyo will deliver a keynote address at ...

Thank a Scot for our 100-fold increase in America’s standard of living. Monday, June 5, marks the 300th birthday of a Scottish philosopher considered the father of free-enterprise capitalism and our ...