From the archives: The view from 2 million feet

[Research Highlight]

April 17, 2017

John Bates Clark Medalist Dave Donaldson and co-author Adam Storeygard explain how economists are using satellite data in new ways

How Germany became a global economic powerhouse

[News]

April 19, 2017

Bloomberg cites an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that examines how Germany's flexible labor contracts helped it thrive in difficult times.

Do expectant parents skew their babies’ birthdates for tax purposes?

[Research Highlight]

April 11, 2017

How a late December baby can pay off in April

Should the Fed be more discreet about its future intentions?

[Research Highlight]

March 15, 2016

Why the Fed might want to keep investors in the dark

From the archives: Do intellectual property protections close off new research avenues?

[Research Highlight]

April 17, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Policy Best Paper, the authors track thousands of lab mice to study scientific innovation

From the archives: Do firms lobby politicians by patronizing their businesses?

[Research Highlight]

April 17, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Applied Best Paper, the authors study how companies in Italy responded to the political rise of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi

Call for Papers for Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Inaugural Conference

[News]

April 21, 2017

The conference will be held in Canberra, Australia, from December 7-9, 2017

Why prices didn’t plummet during the Great Recession

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Searching for the “missing deflation”

Can a nearby SAT test center boost college attendance?

[Research Highlight]

March 26, 2016

More evidence that nudges can make a huge difference for students on the cusp of applying to college

Slate of Candidates for the 2016 AEA Election Announced

[News]

May 18, 2016

Voting opens August 1, 2016

Educating more effective politicians

[Research Highlight]

April 24, 2017

Video from the AEA about what happens when a better educated generation gets involved in local politics

Can price controls at hospitals help the uninsured?

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The consequences of ‘fair pricing laws’

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Elections and Other Announcements (May 1, 2017)

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April 27, 2017

View AEA Member announcements from May 1, 2017

Waste in health care, the digital era's productivity paradox, and India's uncertain future

[News]

April 19, 2017

Reading recommendations from Timothy Taylor, managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives

William J. Baumol (1922-2017)

[News]

May 05, 2017

William J. Baumol died on May 4 at the age of 95.

How insurers favor lower cost Medicare patients

[News]

May 08, 2017

The New York Times cited an article in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy that showed how insurers design benefits to favor patients with conditions that are less costly to treat.