Chart of the Week

Relative Income in Households

October 25, 2021

What drives earnings differences between husbands and wives?

Research Highlight

How public policy affects private schools

October 22, 2021

Reforms in funding for New York City’s public schools had consequences for the private school sector.

Announcement

2022 CSWEP Mid-Career & Junior Mentoring Breakfasts: Call for Mentors

October 21, 2021

CSWEP mentoring breakfasts for junior and mid-career economists will be held at the upcoming 2022 Virtual AEA/ASSA Meeting.

Chart of the Week

Informational barriers to hiring

October 20, 2021

Can teaching small businesses about labor laws boost employment?

Research Highlight

The rise of advertising giants in the attention economy

October 18, 2021

Is consolidation among marketing networks driving down online advertising sales?

Research Highlight

Growth by proximity

October 13, 2021

Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.

Announcement

Call for Proposals: The Pacific Center for Asset Management at UCSD

October 13, 2021

Submit proposals by November 15, 2021.

Announcement

Congratulations to David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens on being awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 11, 2021

AEA President David Card lauded for contributions to labor economics alongside Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.

Chart of the Week

Pollution feeds aggression

October 11, 2021

Areas downwind from major Chicago highways experienced more violent criminal activity than those upwind.

Research Highlight

Barriers to expanding coverage

October 8, 2021

How can developing countries mitigate the challenges to universal health insurance?