Announcement

Congratulations to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer on Being Awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 8, 2018

American economists lauded for having “designed methods for addressing some of our time’s most basic and pressing questions."

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: Federal Reserve Board Conference on the Interconnectedness of Financial Systems

October 5, 2018

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2018.

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Take it to the bank

October 3, 2018

How payment methods determine the amount you save

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Escaping to opportunity

October 1, 2018

Leaving impoverished public housing projects has profound long-term consequences for children.

Announcement

2019 John Bates Clark Medal Nominations

September 27, 2018

Economics Departments invited to submit nominations for the 2019 John Bates Clark Medal

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Explanation of benefits

September 26, 2018

Are policymakers providing enough information about social programs?

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Job killer or creator?

September 24, 2018

What impact did a $15 per hour minimum wage have on the employment rate in three cities?

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Back to school

September 19, 2018

Providing more information to prospective students encourages a return to school.

AEA in the news

The New York Times features JEP article about Facebook

September 19, 2018

"The Upshot" used authors' data to create an interactive map of "social connectedness."

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Equal opportunities?

September 17, 2018

The AEA interviews Kelly Bedard about how gender-neutral tenure clock stopping policies can actually widen the gender gap in the profession.