Research Highlight Balancing land reform and productivity July 27, 2020 The Philippines redistributed over 6 million hectares of land. But it came with some unintended costs.
Research Highlight Building barriers July 22, 2020 Benjamin Feigenberg discusses the effectiveness of border walls on deterring migration.
Chart of the Week Managing the national debt July 20, 2020 What type of bonds should governments issue?
AEA in the news 2020 PCAOB-ERA Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets Call for Papers July 20, 2020 Conference to be held virtually on October 29-30, 2020.
Research Highlight Room to grow July 17, 2020 Are social insurance mandates holding back entrepreneurs?
Chart of the Week Valuing past performance July 15, 2020 How much do reference letters boost a job seeker's prospects for landing an interview?
Member Announcement AEA Member Announcements: 2021 AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting will be VIRTUAL July 13, 2020 View member announcements from July 13, 2020.
Research Highlight Promoting smaller families July 13, 2020 Fertility rates are declining in poor countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.
Research Highlight Autocracies in the information age July 8, 2020 UCLA professor Daniel Treisman discusses how today’s dictators retain their power and how to fight back.
Chart of the Week The tyranny of the top five July 6, 2020 Is there too much pressure to publish in the highest-ranked journals?
