Front Matter (pp. i-vii)

Statistical Modeling of Monetary Policy and Its Effects

Christopher A. Sims

(pp. 1187-1205)

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken and Julia Tobias

(pp. 1206-40)

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Esther Duflo, Rema Hanna and Stephen P. Ryan

(pp. 1241-78)

Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments

Sylvain Chassang, Gerard Padró I Miquel and Erik Snowberg

(pp. 1279-1309)

Ethnicity and Conflict: An Empirical Study

Joan Esteban, Laura Mayoral and Debraj Ray

(pp. 1310-42)

Information, Animal Spirits, and the Meaning of Innovations in Consumer Confidence

Robert B. Barsky and Eric R. Sims

(pp. 1343-77)

Why Does Trend Growth Affect Equilibrium Employment? A New Explanation of an Old Puzzle

Michael W. L. Elsby and Matthew D. Shapiro

(pp. 1378-1413)

Understanding Bank Runs: The Importance of Depositor-Bank Relationships and Networks

Rajkamal Iyer and Manju Puri

(pp. 1414-45)

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs

Daron Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin

(pp. 1446-76)

The Enduring Impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short- and Long-Run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe

Richard Hornbeck

(pp. 1477-1507)

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity

Stelios Michalopoulos

(pp. 1508-39)

Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Complementary Innovations

Tobias Kretschmer, Eugenio J. Miravete and José C. Pernías

(pp. 1540-70)

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Evaluating Microfoundations for Aggregate Price Rigidities: Evidence from Matched Firm-Level Data on Product Prices and Unit Labor Cost

Mikael Carlsson and Oskar Nordström Skans

(pp. 1571-95)

SHORTER PAPERS

On the Timing and Pricing of Dividends

Jules van Binsbergen, Michael Brandt and Ralph Koijen

(pp. 1596-1618)

SHORTER PAPERS

The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Enrique G. Mendoza and Linda L. Tesar

(pp. 1619-44)

SHORTER PAPERS

The Currency of Reciprocity: Gift Exchange in the Workplace

Sebastian Kube, Michel André Maréchal and Clemens Puppe

(pp. 1644-62)

SHORTER PAPERS

Risk Aversion and the Labor Margin in Dynamic Equilibrium Models

Eric T. Swanson

(pp. 1663-91)

SHORTER PAPERS

Credit Spreads and Business Cycle Fluctuations

Simon Gilchrist and Egon Zakrajšek

(pp. 1692-1720)

SHORTER PAPERS

Do Matching Frictions Explain Unemployment? Not in Bad Times

Pascal Michaillat

(pp. 1721-50)

SHORTER PAPERS

American Economic Review

Vol. 102 No. 4 June 2012

Find articles in this issue

Front Matter (pp. i-vii)

Statistical Modeling of Monetary Policy and Its Effects

Christopher A. Sims

(pp. 1187-1205)

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken and Julia Tobias

(pp. 1206-40)

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Esther Duflo, Rema Hanna and Stephen P. Ryan

(pp. 1241-78)

Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments

Sylvain Chassang, Gerard Padró I Miquel and Erik Snowberg

(pp. 1279-1309)

Ethnicity and Conflict: An Empirical Study

Joan Esteban, Laura Mayoral and Debraj Ray

(pp. 1310-42)

Information, Animal Spirits, and the Meaning of Innovations in Consumer Confidence

Robert B. Barsky and Eric R. Sims

(pp. 1343-77)

Why Does Trend Growth Affect Equilibrium Employment? A New Explanation of an Old Puzzle

Michael W. L. Elsby and Matthew D. Shapiro

(pp. 1378-1413)

Understanding Bank Runs: The Importance of Depositor-Bank Relationships and Networks

Rajkamal Iyer and Manju Puri

(pp. 1414-45)

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs

Daron Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin

(pp. 1446-76)

The Enduring Impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short- and Long-Run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe

Richard Hornbeck

(pp. 1477-1507)

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity

Stelios Michalopoulos

(pp. 1508-39)

Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Complementary Innovations

Tobias Kretschmer, Eugenio J. Miravete and José C. Pernías

(pp. 1540-70)

Evaluating Microfoundations for Aggregate Price Rigidities: Evidence from Matched Firm-Level Data on Product Prices and Unit Labor Cost

Mikael Carlsson and Oskar Nordström Skans

(pp. 1571-95)

On the Timing and Pricing of Dividends

Jules van Binsbergen, Michael Brandt and Ralph Koijen

(pp. 1596-1618)

The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Enrique G. Mendoza and Linda L. Tesar

(pp. 1619-44)

The Currency of Reciprocity: Gift Exchange in the Workplace

Sebastian Kube, Michel André Maréchal and Clemens Puppe

(pp. 1644-62)

Risk Aversion and the Labor Margin in Dynamic Equilibrium Models

Eric T. Swanson

(pp. 1663-91)

Credit Spreads and Business Cycle Fluctuations

Simon Gilchrist and Egon Zakrajšek

(pp. 1692-1720)

Do Matching Frictions Explain Unemployment? Not in Bad Times

Pascal Michaillat

(pp. 1721-50)

Taxes, Cigarette Consumption, and Smoking Intensity: Comment

Jason Abrevaya and Laura Puzzello

(pp. 1751-63)

Independent Auditor's Report (pp. 1764-1772)

American Economic Review

Vol. 102 No. 4 June 2012

Find articles in this issue

Front Matter (pp. i-vii)

Statistical Modeling of Monetary Policy and Its Effects Christopher A. Sims (pp. 1187-1205)

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken and Julia Tobias (pp. 1206-40)

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School Esther Duflo, Rema Hanna and Stephen P. Ryan (pp. 1241-78)

Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments Sylvain Chassang, Gerard Padró I Miquel and Erik Snowberg (pp. 1279-1309)

Ethnicity and Conflict: An Empirical Study Joan Esteban, Laura Mayoral and Debraj Ray (pp. 1310-42)

Information, Animal Spirits, and the Meaning of Innovations in Consumer Confidence Robert B. Barsky and Eric R. Sims (pp. 1343-77)

Why Does Trend Growth Affect Equilibrium Employment? A New Explanation of an Old Puzzle Michael W. L. Elsby and Matthew D. Shapiro (pp. 1378-1413)

Understanding Bank Runs: The Importance of Depositor-Bank Relationships and Networks Rajkamal Iyer and Manju Puri (pp. 1414-45)

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs Daron Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin (pp. 1446-76)

The Enduring Impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short- and Long-Run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe Richard Hornbeck (pp. 1477-1507)

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity Stelios Michalopoulos (pp. 1508-39)

Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Complementary Innovations Tobias Kretschmer, Eugenio J. Miravete and José C. Pernías (pp. 1540-70)

Evaluating Microfoundations for Aggregate Price Rigidities: Evidence from Matched Firm-Level Data on Product Prices and Unit Labor Cost Mikael Carlsson and Oskar Nordström Skans (pp. 1571-95)

On the Timing and Pricing of Dividends Jules van Binsbergen, Michael Brandt and Ralph Koijen (pp. 1596-1618)

The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Enrique G. Mendoza and Linda L. Tesar (pp. 1619-44)

The Currency of Reciprocity: Gift Exchange in the Workplace Sebastian Kube, Michel André Maréchal and Clemens Puppe (pp. 1644-62)

Risk Aversion and the Labor Margin in Dynamic Equilibrium Models Eric T. Swanson (pp. 1663-91)

Credit Spreads and Business Cycle Fluctuations Simon Gilchrist and Egon Zakrajšek (pp. 1692-1720)

Do Matching Frictions Explain Unemployment? Not in Bad Times Pascal Michaillat (pp. 1721-50)

Taxes, Cigarette Consumption, and Smoking Intensity: Comment Jason Abrevaya and Laura Puzzello (pp. 1751-63)

Independent Auditor's Report (pp. 1764-1772)

Statistical Modeling of Monetary Policy and Its Effects

Christopher A. Sims

(pp. 1187-1205)

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken and Julia Tobias

(pp. 1206-40)

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Esther Duflo, Rema Hanna and Stephen P. Ryan

(pp. 1241-78)

Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments

Sylvain Chassang, Gerard Padró I Miquel and Erik Snowberg

(pp. 1279-1309)

Ethnicity and Conflict: An Empirical Study

Joan Esteban, Laura Mayoral and Debraj Ray

(pp. 1310-42)

Information, Animal Spirits, and the Meaning of Innovations in Consumer Confidence

Robert B. Barsky and Eric R. Sims

(pp. 1343-77)

Why Does Trend Growth Affect Equilibrium Employment? A New Explanation of an Old Puzzle

Michael W. L. Elsby and Matthew D. Shapiro

(pp. 1378-1413)

Understanding Bank Runs: The Importance of Depositor-Bank Relationships and Networks

Rajkamal Iyer and Manju Puri

(pp. 1414-45)

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs

Daron Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin

(pp. 1446-76)

The Enduring Impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short- and Long-Run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe

Richard Hornbeck

(pp. 1477-1507)

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity

Stelios Michalopoulos

(pp. 1508-39)

Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Complementary Innovations

Tobias Kretschmer, Eugenio J. Miravete and José C. Pernías

(pp. 1540-70)

Evaluating Microfoundations for Aggregate Price Rigidities: Evidence from Matched Firm-Level Data on Product Prices and Unit Labor Cost

Mikael Carlsson and Oskar Nordström Skans

(pp. 1571-95)

On the Timing and Pricing of Dividends

Jules van Binsbergen, Michael Brandt and Ralph Koijen

(pp. 1596-1618)

The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Enrique G. Mendoza and Linda L. Tesar

(pp. 1619-44)

The Currency of Reciprocity: Gift Exchange in the Workplace

Sebastian Kube, Michel André Maréchal and Clemens Puppe

(pp. 1644-62)

Risk Aversion and the Labor Margin in Dynamic Equilibrium Models

Eric T. Swanson

(pp. 1663-91)

Credit Spreads and Business Cycle Fluctuations

Simon Gilchrist and Egon Zakrajšek

(pp. 1692-1720)

Do Matching Frictions Explain Unemployment? Not in Bad Times

Pascal Michaillat

(pp. 1721-50)

Taxes, Cigarette Consumption, and Smoking Intensity: Comment

Jason Abrevaya and Laura Puzzello

(pp. 1751-63)