In an “open letter to economists,” Howard University professor and Chief Economist for the AFL-CIO William Spriggs asked his fellow economists to consider how the profession views race.

The latest meeting of the American Economic Association confronted some hard truths.

For many American economists, hotel room job interviews used to be the norm. A new policy from the American Economic Association wants to change that.

A Washington Post reporter talks about the "seemingly minor sexist moments" at the biggest gathering of economists in the U.S.