Back to school

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

The New York Times features JEP article about Facebook

[News]

September 19, 2018

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

Equal opportunities?

[Research Highlight]

September 12, 2018

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

Job killer or creator?

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

The Effect of Terrorism on Employment and Consumer Sentiment: Evidence from Successful and Failed Terror Attacks

By Abel Brodeur

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2018

This paper examines the economic consequences of terror attacks by exploiting the inherent randomness in the success or failure of terror attacks. The findings suggest that successful attacks, in comparison to failed attacks, reduce the number of jobs and...

Explanation of benefits

[Research Highlight]

September 18, 2018

Are policymakers providing enough information about social programs?

2019 John Bates Clark Medal Nominations

[News]

September 26, 2018

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

Escaping to opportunity

[Research Highlight]

September 18, 2018

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

2019 Annual Meeting: General Information

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View general meeting information for the ASSA 2019

Take it to the bank

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How payment methods determine the amount you save

Visible women

[Research Highlight]

August 06, 2018

How much does having a female leader help shrink the gender gap for rank-and-file positions?

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

[News]

May 22, 2018

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2018.

Helping small business earn bigger profits

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What types of training are most effective at helping microenterprises grow?

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

[News]

October 08, 2018

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