Announcement

24th Annual RAND Summer Institute

November 16, 2016

Call for applications for the 24th Annual RAND Summer Institute

Announcement

SRCD Seeks Letters of Intent for Two New Programs Focusing on State Early Childhood Policy

November 15, 2016

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is seeking letters of intent for two new State Policy Programs that it will be piloting in 2017-2018

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Economists really understand auctions – but do they understand auctioneers?

November 14, 2016

The human touch can make a big difference

AEA in the news

Police militarization can deter street crime

November 14, 2016

The Boston Globe cited a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about police militarization and the effect on crime.

Research Highlights Article

Is Google hurting quality online journalism?

November 11, 2016

Newspapers and online aggregators have a tense relationship, but may be able to work together

AEA in the news

Econ 101 Might Be Wrong About Supply and Demand

November 10, 2016

A Bloomberg View column about rethinking the business cycle cited a 2006 article from the American Economic Review that may have been ahead of its time

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Can one company’s patents help its competitors?

November 9, 2016

When the patent on Zocor expired, the makers of rival Lipitor suffered too

Research Highlights Article

Why rain on Election Day can dampen voter enthusiasm (for years to come)

November 7, 2016

More evidence that going to the polls can be habit-forming

AEA in the news

The perils of daylight saving time

November 7, 2016

The Wichita Eagle cited a paper that appeared in the April 2016 edition of American Economic Journal: Applied Economics about the perils of daylight saving time.

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Do high taxes motivate star inventors to relocate?

November 4, 2016

Tracking where Russia's top inventors went after the fall of the Soviet Union