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Rejecting the party line

July 30, 2018

How does the roll-call order relate to whether a Senator breaks ranks on a vote?

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: AEA 2018 Annual Election of Officers (July 27, 2018)

July 27, 2018

View member announcement from July 27, 2018

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Protecting American jobs?

July 25, 2018

Immigration barriers intended to boost domestic wages and employment may offer little help to US workers.

AEA in the news

Wall Street Journal features AER: Insights

July 24, 2018

Newspaper writes about growing demand for shorter economics papers.

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Breaking down barriers

July 23, 2018

What are the spillover effects from free trade agreements?

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The Great Divergence

July 18, 2018

This video explains how technology diffusion contributes to the growing productivity gap between rich and poor countries.

Announcement

IMF Conference on Sovereign Debt

July 17, 2018

The conference will be held on September 13-14, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Investing in neighborhoods

July 16, 2018

Where are the biggest economic benefits when governments spend on infrastructure improvements?

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Get the lead out

July 13, 2018

How much can we mitigate the damaging effects of lead exposure in kids?

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Equity investments

July 11, 2018

How do gender norms influence household decisions to participate in the stock market?