2027 ASSA Meeting News and AEA Opportunities

[News]

September 22, 2026

View the AEA Member Announcement from September 22, 2026.

Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by Misty L. Heggeness

By Savannah Noray

Journal of Economic Literature

Career Earnings

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CSWEP East

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CSWEP Midwest

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Submissions for the AEA Annual Meeting

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AEA 2027 Annual Meeting Submission Portal

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ASSA 2027 AEA Mentoring and Networking Luncheon

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CSWEP Liaison Network

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Information on the CSWEP Liaison Network

Violence against women

[Research Highlight]

September 23, 2026

Manisha Shah discusses the factors that drive intimate partner violence and the impact of policies aimed at reducing it in low- and middle-income countries.

Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights from Economic Research

By Manisha Shah and Lydia Barski

Journal of Economic Literature, June 2026

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive global issue, with approximately one in three women experiencing IPV during her lifetime. IPV prevalence is higher in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), and costs of IPV are also considerably larger as ...

Targeted Persuasion

By Gabriele Gratton, Christopher Teh, and DJ Thornton

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

A sender wishes to persuade a group of receivers but can only communicate with one target receiver. The target’s actions, in turn, may influence others. Who should she target? How should she customize her communication? The sender optimally customize...

Committee Members

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Karen Dynan, Chair

AEACGR: Committee Members

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Current Members of the Government Relations Committee

Reports and Publications

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AEASTAT: 2027 Annual Meeting

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Sessions for AEA Committee on Economic Statistics, ASSA Annual Meeting

Call for Submissions for AEAStat Sessions at the ASSA Annual Meeting

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The Committee on Economic Statistics sponsors sessions every year at the ASSA Annual Meeting.

Front Matter

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2026

The Long-Term Effects of Cash Assistance

By David J. Price and Jae Song

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2026

We investigate the long-term effects of cash assistance on beneficiaries and their children among participants in the Seattle-Denver Income Maintenance Experiment. Treated families in this randomized experiment received thousands of dollars in extra gover...

Who Gets a Family? The Consequences of Family and Congregate Care Allocation for Child Outcomes

By Cameron Taylor

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2026

Hundreds of thousands of children grow up in the US foster care system every year and are at high risk of experiencing negative outcomes such as incarceration and homelessness. This paper documents how the placement of foster children into families rather...