Squeezed middle class, "statistically significant," and the printing press

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July 24, 2019

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

Particulate Pollution and the Productivity of Pear Packers

By Tom Chang, Joshua Graff Zivin, Tal Gross, and Matthew Neidell

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, August 2016

We study the effect of outdoor air pollution on the productivity of indoor workers at a pear-packing factory. Increases in fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a pollutant that readily penetrates indoors, leads to significant decreases in productiv...

Faculty Recommendations of Journal of Economic Perspectives Articles for Classroom Use (August 6, 2019)

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August 06, 2019

In February and June 2018, the AEA asked members to share whether and how the Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) is used in the classroom. We were delighted to receive 250 replies suggesting hundreds of JEP articles....

Paying for kidneys

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What are the moral calculations people make when it comes to compensating organ donors?

Survey Concluded

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A community college booster

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A CUNY program was effective at increasing graduation rates at 2-year postsecondary institutions.

Barron's features AER paper on minimum wage

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August 28, 2019

Research from Hungary finds minimal job losses from raising the pay floor.

AER: Insights paper featured in NY Times

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September 03, 2019

Forthcoming paper dispels common perception that successful entrepreneurs are mostly young

CSMGEP Profile: Patrick Mason

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Call for papers: The 19th World Congress of the International Economic Association (IEA)

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September 10, 2019

To be held in Bali, Indonesia from July 3 to July 7, 2020. Paper Submission Closes November 15, 2019

The lessons of 9/11

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Have counter-terrorism efforts by the US protected its interests?

CSMGEP: Kalena Cortes

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Coming off the sugar high

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What are the potential effects of a soda tax?

Reshaping financial networks

[Research Highlight]

September 20, 2019

Civil War-era legislation helped usher in a period of top-down banking panics. Are there lessons for today’s economies?

Less talk. More work.

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What does socializing on the job do to productivity?

Scientific progress one funeral at a time

[Research Highlight]

September 12, 2019

What happens to a research field when it loses its leader?

Breaching the Great Firewall

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September 03, 2019

What has censorship done to the Chinese public’s demand for politically sensitive news?

Upgrading business practices

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How much does management matter?