Linking brain and billfold: Professors study intersection of economics, psychology

A pair of University of Minnesota professors, Aldo Rustichini and Bob Krueger, shared their thoughts on the intersection between psychology and economics before about 200 faculty members, students and alumni on May 4.

On debt limit, business lobby sides with Obama

Financial default is all but inevitable without an increase in the debt limit, V.V. Chari said in a Star Tribune article. "Default by the U.S. government would be catastrophic for the world economy."