Front Matter (pp. i-iv)

Frictional Wage Dispersion in Search Models: A Quantitative Assessment

Andreas Hornstein, Per Krusell and Giovanni L. Violante

(pp. 2873-98)

Search and Satisficing

Andrew Caplin, Mark Dean and Daniel Martin

(pp. 2899-2922)

Sources of Lifetime Inequality

Mark Huggett, Gustavo Ventura and Amir Yaron

(pp. 2923-54)

Endogenous Information Flows and the Clustering of Announcements

Viral V. Acharya, Peter DeMarzo and Ilan Kremer

(pp. 2955-79)

The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics

Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro and Michael Sinkinson

(pp. 2980-3018)

School Desegregation, School Choice, and Changes in Residential Location Patterns by Race

Nathaniel Baum-Snow and Byron F. Lutz

(pp. 3019-46)

Dynamic Inefficiencies in an Employment-Based Health Insurance System: Theory and Evidence

Hanming Fang and Alessandro Gavazza

(pp. 3047-77)

The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman

(pp. 3078-3108)

Happiness and Time Preference: The Effect of Positive Affect in a Random-Assignment Experiment

John Ifcher and Homa Zarghamee

(pp. 3109-29)

Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets

Avi Goldfarb and Mo Xiao

(pp. 3130-61)

Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison

M. Scott Taylor

(pp. 3162-95)

Extreme Walrasian Dynamics: The Gale Example in the Lab

Sean Crockett, Ryan Oprea and Charles Plott

(pp. 3196-3220)

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa

Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon

(pp. 3221-52)

Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

(pp. 3253-85)

SHORTER PAPERS

The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution

Daron Acemoglu, Davide Cantoni, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson

(pp. 3286-3307)

SHORTER PAPERS

Trends in Employment and Earnings of Allowed and Rejected Applicants to the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Till von Wachter, Jae Song and Joyce Manchester

(pp. 3308-29)

SHORTER PAPERS

Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment

Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan and Nikos Nikiforakis

(pp. 3330-48)

SHORTER PAPERS

Relational Contracts and the Value of Loyalty

Simon Board

(pp. 3349-67)

SHORTER PAPERS

Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

Christopher R. Knittel

(pp. 3368-99)

SHORTER PAPERS

Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle

Javier Bianchi

(pp. 3400-3426)

SHORTER PAPERS

Stakes Matter in Ultimatum Games

Steffen Andersen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman and John A. List

(pp. 3427-39)

SHORTER PAPERS

US International Equity Investment and Past and Prospective Returns

Stephanie E. Curcuru, Charles P. Thomas, Francis E. Warnock and Jon Wongswan

(pp. 3440-55)

SHORTER PAPERS

The Cross Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Comment

Craig Burnside

(pp. 3456-76)

SHORTER PAPERS

American Economic Review

Vol. 101 No. 7 December 2011

Find articles in this issue

Front Matter (pp. i-iv)

Frictional Wage Dispersion in Search Models: A Quantitative Assessment

Andreas Hornstein, Per Krusell and Giovanni L. Violante

(pp. 2873-98)

Search and Satisficing

Andrew Caplin, Mark Dean and Daniel Martin

(pp. 2899-2922)

Sources of Lifetime Inequality

Mark Huggett, Gustavo Ventura and Amir Yaron

(pp. 2923-54)

Endogenous Information Flows and the Clustering of Announcements

Viral V. Acharya, Peter DeMarzo and Ilan Kremer

(pp. 2955-79)

The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics

Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro and Michael Sinkinson

(pp. 2980-3018)

School Desegregation, School Choice, and Changes in Residential Location Patterns by Race

Nathaniel Baum-Snow and Byron F. Lutz

(pp. 3019-46)

Dynamic Inefficiencies in an Employment-Based Health Insurance System: Theory and Evidence

Hanming Fang and Alessandro Gavazza

(pp. 3047-77)

The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman

(pp. 3078-3108)

Happiness and Time Preference: The Effect of Positive Affect in a Random-Assignment Experiment

John Ifcher and Homa Zarghamee

(pp. 3109-29)

Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets

Avi Goldfarb and Mo Xiao

(pp. 3130-61)

Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison

M. Scott Taylor

(pp. 3162-95)

Extreme Walrasian Dynamics: The Gale Example in the Lab

Sean Crockett, Ryan Oprea and Charles Plott

(pp. 3196-3220)

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa

Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon

(pp. 3221-52)

Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

(pp. 3253-85)

The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution

Daron Acemoglu, Davide Cantoni, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson

(pp. 3286-3307)

Trends in Employment and Earnings of Allowed and Rejected Applicants to the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Till von Wachter, Jae Song and Joyce Manchester

(pp. 3308-29)

Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment

Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan and Nikos Nikiforakis

(pp. 3330-48)

Relational Contracts and the Value of Loyalty

Simon Board

(pp. 3349-67)

Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

Christopher R. Knittel

(pp. 3368-99)

Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle

Javier Bianchi

(pp. 3400-3426)

Stakes Matter in Ultimatum Games

Steffen Andersen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman and John A. List

(pp. 3427-39)

US International Equity Investment and Past and Prospective Returns

Stephanie E. Curcuru, Charles P. Thomas, Francis E. Warnock and Jon Wongswan

(pp. 3440-55)

The Cross Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Comment

Craig Burnside

(pp. 3456-76)

The Cross-Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Reply

Hanno Lustig and Adrien Verdelhan

(pp. 3477-3500)

American Economic Review

Vol. 101 No. 7 December 2011

Find articles in this issue

Front Matter (pp. i-iv)

Frictional Wage Dispersion in Search Models: A Quantitative Assessment Andreas Hornstein, Per Krusell and Giovanni L. Violante (pp. 2873-98)

Search and Satisficing Andrew Caplin, Mark Dean and Daniel Martin (pp. 2899-2922)

Sources of Lifetime Inequality Mark Huggett, Gustavo Ventura and Amir Yaron (pp. 2923-54)

Endogenous Information Flows and the Clustering of Announcements Viral V. Acharya, Peter DeMarzo and Ilan Kremer (pp. 2955-79)

The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro and Michael Sinkinson (pp. 2980-3018)

School Desegregation, School Choice, and Changes in Residential Location Patterns by Race Nathaniel Baum-Snow and Byron F. Lutz (pp. 3019-46)

Dynamic Inefficiencies in an Employment-Based Health Insurance System: Theory and Evidence Hanming Fang and Alessandro Gavazza (pp. 3047-77)

The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa Taryn Dinkelman (pp. 3078-3108)

Happiness and Time Preference: The Effect of Positive Affect in a Random-Assignment Experiment John Ifcher and Homa Zarghamee (pp. 3109-29)

Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets Avi Goldfarb and Mo Xiao (pp. 3130-61)

Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison M. Scott Taylor (pp. 3162-95)

Extreme Walrasian Dynamics: The Gale Example in the Lab Sean Crockett, Ryan Oprea and Charles Plott (pp. 3196-3220)

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon (pp. 3221-52)

Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (pp. 3253-85)

The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution Daron Acemoglu, Davide Cantoni, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson (pp. 3286-3307)

Trends in Employment and Earnings of Allowed and Rejected Applicants to the Social Security Disability Insurance Program Till von Wachter, Jae Song and Joyce Manchester (pp. 3308-29)

Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan and Nikos Nikiforakis (pp. 3330-48)

Relational Contracts and the Value of Loyalty Simon Board (pp. 3349-67)

Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector Christopher R. Knittel (pp. 3368-99)

Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle Javier Bianchi (pp. 3400-3426)

Stakes Matter in Ultimatum Games Steffen Andersen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman and John A. List (pp. 3427-39)

US International Equity Investment and Past and Prospective Returns Stephanie E. Curcuru, Charles P. Thomas, Francis E. Warnock and Jon Wongswan (pp. 3440-55)

The Cross Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Comment Craig Burnside (pp. 3456-76)

The Cross-Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Reply Hanno Lustig and Adrien Verdelhan (pp. 3477-3500)

Frictional Wage Dispersion in Search Models: A Quantitative Assessment

Andreas Hornstein, Per Krusell and Giovanni L. Violante

(pp. 2873-98)

Search and Satisficing

Andrew Caplin, Mark Dean and Daniel Martin

(pp. 2899-2922)

Sources of Lifetime Inequality

Mark Huggett, Gustavo Ventura and Amir Yaron

(pp. 2923-54)

Endogenous Information Flows and the Clustering of Announcements

Viral V. Acharya, Peter DeMarzo and Ilan Kremer

(pp. 2955-79)

The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics

Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro and Michael Sinkinson

(pp. 2980-3018)

School Desegregation, School Choice, and Changes in Residential Location Patterns by Race

Nathaniel Baum-Snow and Byron F. Lutz

(pp. 3019-46)

Dynamic Inefficiencies in an Employment-Based Health Insurance System: Theory and Evidence

Hanming Fang and Alessandro Gavazza

(pp. 3047-77)

The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman

(pp. 3078-3108)

Happiness and Time Preference: The Effect of Positive Affect in a Random-Assignment Experiment

John Ifcher and Homa Zarghamee

(pp. 3109-29)

Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets

Avi Goldfarb and Mo Xiao

(pp. 3130-61)

Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison

M. Scott Taylor

(pp. 3162-95)

Extreme Walrasian Dynamics: The Gale Example in the Lab

Sean Crockett, Ryan Oprea and Charles Plott

(pp. 3196-3220)

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa

Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon

(pp. 3221-52)

Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

(pp. 3253-85)

The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution

Daron Acemoglu, Davide Cantoni, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson

(pp. 3286-3307)

Trends in Employment and Earnings of Allowed and Rejected Applicants to the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Till von Wachter, Jae Song and Joyce Manchester

(pp. 3308-29)

Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment

Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan and Nikos Nikiforakis

(pp. 3330-48)

Relational Contracts and the Value of Loyalty

Simon Board

(pp. 3349-67)

Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

Christopher R. Knittel

(pp. 3368-99)

Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle

Javier Bianchi

(pp. 3400-3426)

Stakes Matter in Ultimatum Games

Steffen Andersen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman and John A. List

(pp. 3427-39)

US International Equity Investment and Past and Prospective Returns

Stephanie E. Curcuru, Charles P. Thomas, Francis E. Warnock and Jon Wongswan

(pp. 3440-55)

The Cross Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Comment

Craig Burnside

(pp. 3456-76)

The Cross-Section of Foreign Currency Risk Premia and Consumption Growth Risk: Reply

Hanno Lustig and Adrien Verdelhan

(pp. 3477-3500)