Research Highlight LGBTQ economics June 23, 2021 Lee Badgett discusses her research on the effects of sexual orientation-based discrimination and how economists can engage in the fight for equality.
Announcement 2021 NBER NSF Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics (SBIES) June 23, 2021 The seminar will be held online August 6-7, 2021.
Chart of the Week How COVID-19 exacerbated the gender gap in academia June 21, 2021 Time spent on research fell dramatically, especially for women, as parents adjusted to life with kids in quarantine.
Research Highlight Collaborative versus adversarial contact June 18, 2021 How do shared goals among different social groups impact prejudice?
Chart of the Week Variation in punishment June 16, 2021 How much does racial heterogeneity affect the severity of criminal sentencing?
Research Highlight "Drowning in products" June 14, 2021 Are consumers helped more by professional critics’ reviews or crowd-based ratings?
Research Highlight Making economic tools more reliable June 9, 2021 An interview with Isaiah Andrews, the 2021 John Bates Clark Medalist
Chart of the Week Applying themselves June 7, 2021 Could reframing offers of financial aid help close the college-going gap between high- and low-income students?
Research Highlight Getting the best election candidates June 4, 2021 Are voters better off choosing directly or delegating to party leaders?
