American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

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Social media and depression

December 5, 2022
How did the rollout of Facebook affect the mental health of college students?
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The costs of cultural traditions

November 15, 2022
Eduardo Montero and Dean Yang discuss the long-term economic consequences of religious festivals in Mexico that coincide with peak planting or harvest months.
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Local elections in China

October 3, 2022
Why do autocracies sometimes use democratic institutions?
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Monopsony trends

July 18, 2022
How much employer market power does the US manufacturing sector have?
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Exporting US gangs

July 5, 2022
Do deportation policies spread criminal networks?
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China’s Grand Canal

June 6, 2022
Does disruption of major trade routes fuel social unrest?