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How Germany became a global economic powerhouse

April 19, 2017

Bloomberg cites an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that examines how Germany's flexible labor contracts helped it thrive in difficult times.

Research Highlights Article

From the archives: The view from 2 million feet

April 18, 2017

John Bates Clark Medalist Dave Donaldson and co-author Adam Storeygard explain how economists are using satellite data in new ways

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Lobbying politicians through their business interests

April 17, 2017

How much indirect lobbying happens when politicians retain a financial stake in private enterprise?

Announcement

The 2017 AEJ Best Paper Awards Have Been Announced

April 14, 2017

Learn more about the papers chosen as the 2017 AEJ Best Papers

Press Release

American Economic Association Announces Award Recipients for 2017

April 14, 2017

View recipients of the 2017 awards, including the Clark Medalist, Distinguished Fellows, Foreign Honorary Members, and AEJ Best Paper Prizes

Research Highlights Article

Catching tax dodgers with data

April 12, 2017

Technology can help governments detect firms misreporting revenue, but is data enough to crack down on tax evaders?

Announcement

2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy

April 12, 2017

Lecture to be given by Professor Alan B. Krueger on May 18, 2017

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Why do 100 million Americans give interest-free loans to the government each year?

April 10, 2017

The mysterious prevalence of tax refunds

AEA in the news

How Filing Taxes Benefits Poor People

April 10, 2017

The Boston Globe cited a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about how poor people can benefit from filing tax returns.

AEA in the news

The historic failure of the soda tax

April 10, 2017

The Washington Post cited a paper published 98 years ago in The American Economic Review about the Revenue Act of 1918.