Tuition troubles

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January 10, 2020

Texas may show how to keep colleges open to poor students, while still providing a top-notch education.

Photos from the 2020 ASSA Annual Meeting

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View photos from the 2020 ASSA Annual Meeting

Minhong Xu on Airbnb and neighborhood development

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Does Airbnb incentivize private investment in neighborhoods?

Guangjun Qu on anticorruption campaigns in China

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Was the Communist Party successful in reducing corrupution, or just attacking political rivals?

Giuseppe Di Vita on how the Mafia impacted technology development in Sicily

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Has the Mafia stood in the way of progress?

Expanding access to elections

[Research Highlight]

January 10, 2020

Early voting laws can have significant effects on participation and the partisan composition of government.

Reviving the secular stagnation hypothesis

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When interest rates are low, older populations can stall economic growth.

Call for Papers: Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics (SITE) 2020 Summer Workshops

[News]

January 21, 2020

The workshops will take place on the Stanford campus from July 1 to September 11, 2020.

When the well runs dry

[Research Highlight]

January 21, 2020

Small farmers are adapting to water loss by leaving the fields and working elsewhere.

NAM Accepting Applications for the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards

[News]

January 23, 2020

Applications will be accepted until February 24, 2020.

Call for Nominations: The European Peter H. Rossi Award

[News]

January 24, 2020

All nominating materials must be received by February 3, 2020.

More testing is needed

[Research Highlight]

January 17, 2020

The regulatory process for new medical technology is faster in Europe than the US. But which system benefits consumers the most?

Search Committee for Journal of Economic Perspectives Editor

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Breaking the glass ceiling, broken marriages

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For women, being promoted to a top job increases the risk of divorce. The same isn't true for men.

Post-Brexit prospects for Europe

[Research Highlight]

January 30, 2020

How will Britain’s departure from the EU affect foreign investment?

Unfortunate sons

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Evidence from the Vietnam War shows how parents’ experiences can have a long-lasting impact on their children.

EconTrack offers job market information

[News]

January 16, 2020

Learn more about tracking the hiring process in one centralized place.

Not ready to retire

[Research Highlight]

January 27, 2020

The AEA interviews Christopher Tonetti about why older Americans would keep working if they had job flexibility.

Call for papers: European Central Bank's Young Economists' Competition 2020

[News]

February 05, 2020

The deadline for papers is March 15, 2020.

CSWEP Board: Jessica Holmes

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