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Can one company’s patents help its competitors?

November 9, 2016

When the patent on Zocor expired, the makers of rival Lipitor suffered too

Research Highlights Article

Why rain on Election Day can dampen voter enthusiasm (for years to come)

November 7, 2016

More evidence that going to the polls can be habit-forming

AEA in the news

The perils of daylight saving time

November 7, 2016

The Wichita Eagle cited a paper that appeared in the April 2016 edition of American Economic Journal: Applied Economics about the perils of daylight saving time.

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Do high taxes motivate star inventors to relocate?

November 4, 2016

Tracking where Russia's top inventors went after the fall of the Soviet Union

Research Highlights Article

Are hospitals more like other businesses than we thought?

November 2, 2016

Health care providers didn't think the rules of the marketplace applied to them. A new study suggests they were wrong.

AEA in the news

A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges

October 31, 2016

The New York Times cited a paper that appeared in the Winter 2012 issue of Journal of Economic Perspectives about for-profit colleges

AEA in the news

Cecilia Rouse and Marina Halac honored by CSWEP

October 31, 2016

The AEA’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession has honored professors at Princeton University and Columbia University for their contributions to the economics field.

Research Highlights Article

The view from 2 million feet

October 28, 2016

How ultra-detailed satellite data are opening up new frontiers for economists

Recommendations for Further Reading

Catastrophe insurance, housing discrimination, and tuned-out voters

October 28, 2016

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

Announcement

12th Annual "Challenges of Europe" International Conference

October 28, 2016

Conference to be held May 17-19, 2017