Australia announces the appointment of Meghan Quinn as the first female Secretary of the Department of Defence, starting on May 18, 2026. 

Economist Christopher Phelan has been nominated by President Trump to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers, as part of efforts to strengthen his economic team amidst calls for lower interest rates.  

Love it or hate it, economics is a discipline that becomes increasingly mathematical the deeper you get into it. It wasn’t always this way; many contributions to the field have been made through logical arguments and even philosophy.

Ludwig Straub has been awarded the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal for his significant contributions to macroeconomic modeling. His research addresses agent heterogeneity and its impact on economic dynamics, particularly in relation to consumer behavior and fiscal policy.