Research Highlight Mission insurance October 21, 2019 Sometimes foundations should invest in the unethical companies they’re trying to undercut.
Member Announcement Letter from AEA President Ben Bernanke to the Membership October 18, 2019 Best Practices for Improving the Professional Climate in Economics: Your Feedback Requested
Research Highlight Sovereign saviors October 16, 2019 European domestic banks were more likely to buy bonds issued by their governments when default looked imminent. What persuaded them?
Chart of the Week Staying put or moving on? October 15, 2019 A housing law in San Francisco offers lessons for today’s rent-control debates.
Member Announcement AEA Member Announcements: AEJ: Microeconomics Editor search -- request for suggestions October 15, 2019
Announcement 2019 China International Conference in Economics October 15, 2019 The job market will be held in Beijing from December 13-15, 2019.
Announcement Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer on Being Awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences October 14, 2019 AER editor Duflo, youngest ever to receive the award, lauded with Banerjee and Kremer for transforming developmental economics.
Research Highlight Tariffs and tearing up trade agreements October 11, 2019 What would ending NAFTA and Brexit do to car industries around the world?
Announcement 2020 Rand Summer Institute October 11, 2019 The Summer Institute will be held on July 6-9, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA.
Chart of the Week The downside of universal child care October 9, 2019 Plenty of research finds positive effects of early childhood education. But can it ever have negative consequences?
