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In this seven-part series, “The Economics of War & Peace,” Professor Boyce provides a powerful, insightful analysis of a topic that traditionally has been a taboo or labeled non-economic by the economics  profession. The series begins with a historical introduction to successes and failures in the economics of ending past wars and maintaining peace. He then examines how economics deals with identifying and rectifying the respective roles of greed and grievances in the civil wars, sharing his first-hand experience in the aftermath of El Salvador's civil war in the mid-1990s. After analyzing the economics of war and peace, Boyce challenges conventional dogmas regarding efficiency, debt, tariffs, and taxation of foreign aid in countries embarked on the fragile transition from war to peace. The final episodes illuminate dilemmas and challenges that economists must confront to address the enormous costs of war. Only if economic theory can reimagine its role and shed ideological biases can it effectively assist humanity in learning how to invest in peace. - Institute for New Economic Thinking