The modern trend for physicists to work on problems in finance and economics began in the early 1990s and has gained momentum ever since. In the past few years, however, this field of 'econophysics' ...

Do physicists have better tools than economists or financial experts for predicting economic crises? Mainstream economists largely failed to forecast the sub-prime mortgage bubble, the ensuing ...

A researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support excessive CEO compensation practices common today. The ...

There's a fun little movement to insist that physicists have some major contributions that they can make to economics. And it's most certainly true that both subjects use vast amounts of difficult ...

Professor of Physics, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University Econophysics is an emerging field applying theories and methods from physics to economic ...

With reference to the survey article, "Econophysics: An Emerging Discipline" (EPW, 11 August 2012), this note critically examines the claim that econophysics provides an alternative to mainstream ...

Discovery - Econophysics - BBC Sounds Discovery EconophysicsEconophysics Released On: 31 May 2001 Available for over a year The science of finance, and how traders, dealers and brokers avoid losses ...

Some economists had hoped that physicists might shake up the rigid theories typical of mainstream economics. But so far, they're unimpressed by physicists' handling of the markets. Philip Ball reports ...

Milutin Todorovic was disturbed to learn that over 60 % of students choose a major or field of study that doesn’t align with their interests. The Glenbrook South High School senior decided to do ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation ...