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Submissions open for the 2020 TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award

May 29, 2020

Submissions must be postmarked by September 7, 2020.

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: AEA/ASSA Meeting, January 2021 (May 28, 2020)

May 28, 2020

View member announcements from May 28, 2020.

Announcement

Oliver E. Williamson (1932-2020)

May 28, 2020

The Nobel Laureate's work focused on the structure of organizations.

Research Highlight

Scrutinizing for-profit colleges

May 27, 2020

Stephanie Cellini discusses the ways students are affected in a much maligned industry.

Chart of the Week

Keeping up best practices

May 26, 2020

Do management interventions last? The textile industry in India provides a clue.

Research Highlight

Reviving neighborhoods in rust-belt cities

May 22, 2020

Why are areas near Detroit’s thriving downtown less developed than ones further away?

Chart of the Week

Investing in themselves

May 20, 2020

Displaced migrants often prioritize their education over physical assets when they resettle, leading to generational consequences.

Research Highlight

Nation building through sports

May 18, 2020

Could the success of a national team be enough to unite a divided country?

Research Highlight

Supplying a fiscal lifeline

May 13, 2020

Valerie Ramey discusses what economists have learned about stimulus since the 2008 financial crisis.

Chart of the Week

Tracking the evolution of work

May 11, 2020

A new dataset on job tasks provides insight into how employment in the US changed.