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A better way to feed the poor

December 6, 2017

A national nonprofit develops a more efficient system to allocate food donations.

Research Highlights Article

Why do people give?

December 4, 2017

An interview with Lise Vesterlund on how economics can help us better understand altruism.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers for American Economic Review: Insights

December 1, 2017

The newest journal of the American Economic Association, American Economic Review: Insights, invites submissions

Announcement

Macro Week in Marrakech

November 30, 2017

Conferences will take place in April 2018

AEA in the news

Vox cites AER paper on sexual harassment

November 30, 2017

Vanderbilt professor Joni Hersch compared wages in high- and low-risk workplaces.

Research Highlights Article

From RCT to Policy

November 29, 2017

Scaling up RCTs involves countless challenges. One NGO overcame all of them.

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Wealth taxes (and how to evade them)

November 27, 2017

Sweden’s wealth tax has proven easy to avoid.

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration and Other Announcements (November 27, 2017)

November 27, 2017

View member announcements from November 27, 2017

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Refusing the power to choose

November 22, 2017

Why are consumers slow to change energy providers even when they have a less expensive option?

Research Highlights Article

The power of Papal persuasion

November 20, 2017

How much did Pope John Paul II influence the beliefs and actions of Catholics?