Announcement

National Academy of Sciences call for research ideas in the social and behavioral sciences

November 2, 2017

The National Academy of Sciences' Committee for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security (SBS Decadal Survey) invites all members of the SBS research community to join a virtual town hall on IdeaBuzz

Recommendations for Further Reading

Collective bargaining, getting over globalization, and urbanization in Africa

November 1, 2017

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

Research Highlights Article

The partisan news effect on politics

November 1, 2017

How much does the political slant of cable news channels impact elections?

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A new crisis each time

October 30, 2017

Financial crises are bad, but they don’t have to be devastating.

Research Highlights Article

Better Bureaucracy

October 27, 2017

A popular anti-poverty program is changing rural China.

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Born to be big

October 25, 2017

How do aggregate conditions when a startup launches influence its growth potential?

Announcement

Conference Call for Papers: The Power of Failure: New Perspectives in Social Theory and Practice

October 25, 2017

Conference to be held May 7-8, 2017 in Warsaw (Poland)

Research Highlights Article

All in the family

October 23, 2017

Having central relations in a community can be critical for aspiring politicians.

AEA in the news

Financial Times covers AEA statement

October 23, 2017

The Financial Times newspaper wrote about the AEA taking steps to address offensive behavior in the profession.

Member Announcement

Statement of the AEA Executive Committee

October 20, 2017

Read the statement posted on October 20, 2017