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Can price controls at hospitals help the uninsured?

May 1, 2017

The consequences of ‘fair pricing laws’

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Elections and Other Announcements (May 1, 2017)

May 1, 2017

View AEA Member announcements from May 1, 2017

Announcement

Slate of Candidates for the 2017 AEA Election Announced

May 1, 2017

Voting opens August 1, 2017

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Educating more effective politicians

April 28, 2017

Video from the AEA about what happens when a better educated generation gets involved in local politics

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Why prices didn’t plummet during the Great Recession

April 26, 2017

Searching for the “missing deflation”

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An interview with Dave Donaldson

April 24, 2017

The 2017 John Bates Clark Medalist speaks with the AEA about his career and offers advice for young economists

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From the archives: Do firms lobby politicians by patronizing their businesses?

April 21, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Applied Best Paper, the authors study how companies in Italy responded to the political rise of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi

Call For Papers

Call for Papers for Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Inaugural Conference

April 21, 2017

The conference will be held in Canberra, Australia, from December 7-9, 2017

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From the archives: Do intellectual property protections close off new research avenues?

April 20, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Policy Best Paper, the authors track thousands of lab mice to study scientific innovation

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Do expectant parents skew their babies’ birthdates for tax purposes?

April 19, 2017

How a late December baby can pay off in April