Research Highlight

Inverted outcomes resulting from the Electoral College system

January 19, 2022

Michael Geruso discusses why some US presidential candidates win with fewer votes.

Announcement

Webinar: Helping Faculty Help Students get into PhD Programs in Economics

January 18, 2022

The webinar will be held on January 28, 2022 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST.

Chart of the Week

Fraud and the financial crisis

January 18, 2022

Were conflicts of interest the main driver behind the 2008 US housing bust?

Research Highlight

The downside of great expectations

January 14, 2022

How do overly optimistic growth forecasts affect a nation’s economy?

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements and Annual Meeting Highlights

January 13, 2022

View the Member Announcement from January 13, 2022

Announcement

Russell Sage Foundation Opportunities

January 13, 2022

View upcoming opportunities from the Russell Sage Foundation.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: CSWEP at the Western Economic Association International (WEAI)

January 4, 2022

The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2022.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics (SITE) 2022 Conference

January 4, 2022

The conference will be held July 1 - September 16, 2022.

Chart of the Week

Making healthy practices habitual

January 3, 2022

An experiment in rural India boosted handwashing through social and financial rewards.

Research Highlight

2021 in Research Highlights

December 30, 2021

Economists addressed the recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War, why the United States has the best research universities, Facebook filters, and more.