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A shallow pool of safe assets

September 13, 2017

A shortage of safe places for investors to park their money threatens the global economy.

AEA in the news

Explaining the gender wage gap

September 13, 2017

Vox featured a paper that appeared in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics about the gender wage gap.

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What should we do about climate change?

September 11, 2017

Economists agree that we need to invest in solutions, but exactly how much remains up for debate.

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The gender gap in economics

September 8, 2017

Swarthmore’s Amanda Bayer discusses sexism in the profession and what to do about it.

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The online price advantage

September 8, 2017

Bloomberg Businessweek cites an AER paper that compared prices online and in stores.

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The short end of the stick

September 6, 2017

Preferring one child can stunt the others’ growth.

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Ensuring that everybody wins

September 5, 2017

Can bonus programs be designed to benefit workers while growing company profits?

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Cable news impact on the political divide

September 5, 2017

The Washington Post and Vox feature a paper that appears in the September issue of The American Economic Review.

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AEA Member Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration and Other Announcements (August 31, 2017)

August 31, 2017

View member announcements from August 31, 2017

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Bigger, but maybe not better

August 30, 2017

Are US public corporations in trouble?