Research Highlights Article

Can temporary affirmative action policies have lasting effects?

July 17, 2017

Hiring regulations can lead to fundamental changes in how employers recruit

AEA in the news

The Olympics is a losing investment

July 14, 2017

Bloomberg Businessweek cited a paper from the Journal of Economic Perspectives in a column about why cities no longer want to host the Olympics.

Research Highlights Article

An A+ experiment

July 12, 2017

How report cards transformed Pakistan's educational market

AEA in the news

An uphill climb for electric cars

July 12, 2017

The Wall Street Journal cites a JEP paper in a column about the likelihood of electric cars replacing gas-powered vehicles.

Announcement

Call for Chapters: Emerging Economic Models for Global Sustainability and Social Development

July 10, 2017

Proposals are being accepted until July 31, 2017

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No strings attached

July 10, 2017

Can conflicts of interest be mutually beneficial?

Research Highlights Article

Does educational choice lead to success?

July 6, 2017

An interview with Dennis Epple on what the evidence says about school vouchers

Research Highlights Article

Our favorite data visualizations from the past year

July 3, 2017

Check out these graphics from the Research Highlight series

Research Highlights Article

A “dark side” to the commodity boom in Africa

June 28, 2017

New evidence on the resource curse

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: New AEA Data Editor Position ‒ Request for Nominations (June 28, 2017)

June 28, 2017

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