How Can Economics Solve Its Race Problem?

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San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, Grand Ballroom 5-6 Chair: Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution Panelists: Ebonya Washington, Yale University; Randall Akee, University of California-Los Angeles; Cecilia Conrad, Pomona College; Trevon Logan, Ohio State University; Edward Miguel, University of California-Berkeley; Marie T. Mora, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP)

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San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, Grand Ballroom 5-6 Chair: Dani Rodrik, Harvard University Authors: Suresh Naidu (presenting), Columbia University; Dani Rodrik, Harvard University; Gabriel Zucman, University of California-Berkeley; Samuel Bowles, Santa Fe Institute; Wendy Carlin (Presenting), University College London; Luigi Zingales (Presenting), University of Chicago

Alan Krueger's Contributions to Economics

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San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, Grand Ballroom 5-6 Chair: David Card, University of California-Berkeley Panelists: Alexandre Mas, Princeton University; Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University; Lawrence Katz, Harvard University; Lisa Lynch, Brandeis University; David Card, University of California-Berkeley

Japanification, Secular Stagnation, and Fiscal and Monetary Policy Challenges

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San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, Grand Ballroom 5-6 Chair: Adam Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics Panelists: Mario Draghi, European Central Bank; Lawrence Summers, Harvard University; Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

Occupational hazard

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Who wins and who loses from free trade?

Alexa Prettyman on extending foster care

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How does extending foster care for young adults affect schooling, employment, homelessness, and incarceration?

Fabian Greimel on keeping up with the Joneses

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Has rising inequality fueled the American debt boom?

Britni Wilcher on paid family leave and working women

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What are the long-term career impacts of paid family leave on working mothers?

Kenneth McLaughlin on the effect of minimum wage hikes on the workforce

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How does increasing the pay floor affect employment for teens and dropouts?

Carrying the scars of conflict

[Research Highlight]

December 17, 2019

How does being exposed to violence as a child affect the behavior of asylum seekers in their new host country?

Oliver Hart, Distinguished Fellow 2019

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Futoshi Narita on using Google data to study poor countries

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What can online search trends tell us about developing nations?

Shiyi Chen on affirmative action and interracial marriage

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How much do affirmative action policies affect interracial marriage rates?

Juan Palacios on climate and cognition

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How does indoor air quality affect cognitive performance?

Ayesha Ali on internet censorship

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What impact do online restrictions have on firms, consumers, and the industry?

Rachel Sederberg on redesigning unemployment insurance

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Is there a better way to provide jobless benefits that isn't a one-size-fits-all program?

Meradee Tangvatcharapong on fake news and the anti-vaccination movement

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Does the dissemination of false information lead to meaningful changes in behavior?

Media coverage of the 2020 Annual Meeting

[News]

January 10, 2020

Sessions on US health care, promoting diversity, and Fed policy receive widespread attention.

Call for Papers for the 11th Portuguese Finance Network Conference

[News]

January 13, 2020

The conference will be held June 29 - July 1, 2020 at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Vinicios Sant'Anna on immigration and real estate

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How do extreme immigration shocks affect local economies?