Antara Haldar reflects on an age-old misunderstanding about what the great Enlightenment thinker actually argued.

Why are some countries wealthy while others remain poor? What must a nation do for its economy to grow? The origins of modern economics lie in these ...

Short term paid parking available in lots 404, 406, or 423. More information or questions can be found on the Parking and Transportation website, or call 303-735-7275. Seventeen years before Adam ...

Adam Smith has become the symbol of American capitalism, a champion of free trade and a free market. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, it sometimes seems as if capitalism and America share the ...

Nearly 250 years ago, Adam Smith identified two potential constraints on economic specialization: the “extent of the market” and the inevitable risks. Today, the risk constraint is proving to be the ...

This year marks the 300th anniversary of Adam Smith, the iconic figure behind the theory of free markets, or of what we have since come to call “capitalism.” Born in June 1723, Smith went on to ...

Explore how military spending influences economic growth, private sector development, and technological advancement. Discover the balance between military budgets and public needs.

George Gilder and Gale Pooley rightly note that a useful measure of how much things cost is how long we must work to earn enough to purchase them (“We Should Measure Prices in Time,” op-ed, April 17).