Police militarization can deter street crime

[News]

November 14, 2016

The Boston Globe cited a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about police militarization and the effect on crime.

Economists really understand auctions – but do they understand auctioneers?

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The human touch can make a big difference

SRCD Seeks Letters of Intent for Two New Programs Focusing on State Early Childhood Policy

[News]

November 15, 2016

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is seeking letters of intent for two new State Policy Programs that it will be piloting in 2017-2018

Enabling disabled kids on welfare

[Research Highlight]

November 08, 2016

Will they flourish in the labor market without government support?

24th Annual RAND Summer Institute

[News]

November 16, 2016

Call for applications for the 24th Annual RAND Summer Institute

Why projecting marijuana use after legalization is so difficult

[Research Highlight]

November 11, 2016

Prices, accessibility, and attitudes are all thrown into flux when marijuana is legalized

Applications open for the AEA Summer Program

[News]

November 17, 2016

Learn more about this great training opportunity! Apply now.

Why so many French firms are stuck at 49 employees

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The unintended consequences of workplace regulations that kick in when companies pass a size threshold

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration and Other Announcements (November 22, 2016)

[News]

November 22, 2016

Tax cuts for the super rich?

[Research Highlight]

November 29, 2016

A new paper examines the upside of letting top-earning CEOs keep more of their pay

Why a carbon tax on shipping would harm the world’s poorest economies

[Research Highlight]

November 22, 2016

Countries at risk from climate change are also the most dependent on fossil fuels

What does an electric car in Atlanta do to air quality in Maine?

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Electric cars are only as clean as the power plants that fuel them up

Archived Internet Comments

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How does the relentless churn of jobs in the modern economy affect happiness?

[Research Highlight]

December 08, 2016

Examining the paradox of "creative destruction"

In rural India, private health care providers are more cost-effective

[News]

December 12, 2016

The Hindu cites a paper in the American Economic Review that says less-qualified private practitioners offer cheaper care of equal quality to public counterparts

Industrial Organization Reading List

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Summer Institute in Social-Science Genomics

[News]

December 14, 2016

Two-week workshop for graduate students and beginning faculty