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Numbing the China shock

March 9, 2020

Is there a link between free trade and deaths of despair?

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Experience counts

March 4, 2020

The AEA interviews Ben Jones about why successful entrepreneurs tend to be older than we think.

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Reviving the secular stagnation hypothesis

January 21, 2020

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

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Putting forth their best effort?

December 18, 2019

US students are falling behind their peers in other countries on academic assessments. How much of the gap could be explained by lackluster effort?

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Blue-collar blues

October 23, 2019

How does the decline of manufacturing jobs affect marriage prospects for young men?

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Mission insurance

October 21, 2019

Sometimes foundations should invest in the unethical companies they’re trying to undercut.

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Pay the women

September 27, 2019

Why do many female entrepreneurs in developing countries have lower returns on capital than men?

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Stealth consolidation under weakened antitrust laws

June 24, 2019

Smaller mergers could be playing a big role in concentrating local markets across the US.

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Introducing AER: Insights

May 28, 2019

The AEA interviews editor Amy Finkelstein about the launch of the organization's newest journal.