Summer Economics Fellows Program Sponsors

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A directory of the Summer Economics Fellows Program Sponsors

US health insurance, the Nobel prize, and cashless payment systems

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February 04, 2025

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

Media Coverage of Immigration and the Polarization of Attitudes

By Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski and Jérôme Valette

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, January 2025

This paper investigates the effect of media coverage on immigration attitudes. It combines data on immigration coverage in French television with individual panel data from 2013 to 2017 that records respondents' preferred television channel and attitudes ...

‘Less is More’: Consumer Spending and the Size of Economic Stimulus Payments

By Michele Andreolli and Paolo Surico

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

We study the consumption response to unexpected transitory income gains of different size, using hypothetical questions from the Italian Survey of Household Income and Wealth. Affluent households exhibit a higher Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC) out o...

Reports and Publications

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Call for Papers

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Call for papers for the CSQIEP Research Award, the upcoming Annual Meeting, and other opportunities

Call for Papers and Other Announcements

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February 25, 2025

View the AEA Member Announcement from February 25, 2025.

Regulation and conglomerate production

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The response of major Chinese companies to stringent energy use regulations

Media salience and polarization

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February 18, 2025

Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski discusses how increased media coverage can polarize the views of moderate individuals.

The Simpler the Better? Threshold Effects of Energy Labels on Property Prices and Energy Efficiency Investments

By Rodolfo Sejas-Portillo, Mirko Moro, and Till Stowasser

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, January 2025

Using British data on over 7 million residential property sales, we find that simplified energy efficiency (EE) information leads to important market effects. UK legislation requires the use of an energy label that shows an EE rating score (1–100) mappe...

ASSA 2015 Webcast: A Discussion of Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century"

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A Discussion of Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century", January 3, 2015 Presiding: N. Gregory Mankiw Capital and Wealth in the 21st Century David N. Weil Capital Taxation in the 21st Century Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin Hassett Yes, r>g. So what? N. Gregory Mankiw About Capital in the 21st Century Thomas Piketty

ASSA 2015 Webcast: Measuring and Changing Cognitive and Biological Processes in Economic Choice: Why and How (Tutorial Lecture)

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Measuring and Changing Cognitive and Biological Processes in Economic Choice: Why and How (Tutorial Lecture) Colin Camerer, introduced by Richard Thaler

ASSA 2015 Webcast: AEA Presidential Address: Climate Clubs

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AEA Presidential Address: Climate Clubs William Nordhaus, introduced by Richard Thaler

ASSA 2015 Webcast: AEA Distinguished Lecture "Behavioral Economics and Public Policy"

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AEA Distinguished Lecture "Behavioral Economics and Public Policy" Raj Chetty, introduced by Richard Thaler

ASSA 2015 Webcast: AEA/AFA Joint Luncheon: Dark Corners: Reassessing Macroeconomics after the Crisis

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AEA/AFA Joint Luncheon: Dark Corners: Reassessing Macroeconomics after the Crisis Olivier Blanchard, introduced by Richard Thaler

ASSA 2015 Webcast: AEA Nobel Laureate Luncheon: Empirical Analysis of Asset Prices

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AEA Nobel Laureate Luncheon: Empirical Analysis of Asset Prices Per Stomberg Also: Richard Thaler; Tobias Moskowitz; Monika Piazzesi; Nicholas Barberis

ASSA 2015 Webcast: The Economics of Secular Stagnation

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The Economics of Secular Stagnation Presiding: Robert E. Hall Secular Stagnation: A Supply Side View Robert Gordon Secular Stagnation: A Demand Side View Lawrence H. Summers Does History Lend Any Support to the Secular Stagnation Hypothesis? Barry Eichengreen Discussants: Robert E. Hall; William Nordhaus; N. Gregory Mankiw

ASSA 2015 Webcast: The Undismal Science

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The Undismal Science Presiding: Richard Thaler Tackling Tempation Katherine L. Milkman Design and Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies in Poor Countries Pascaline Dupas Racial Inequality in the 21st Century: The Declining Signficance of Discrimination Roland Fryer The Micro of Macro Amir Sufi

ASSA 2016 Webcast: AEA Awards Ceremony

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AEA Awards Ceremony Robert Shiller

ASSA 2016 Webcast: Digitization and Innovation

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ASSA 2016: Digitization and Innovation, January 4, 2016.