AEA in the news

Are Americans better off than they were a decade or two ago?

October 26, 2016

A blog post for the Brookings Institution cowritten by former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cited a paper published in the September issue of the American Economic Review

AEA in the news

Prepare for the next recession – while you can

October 25, 2016

A column in the Guardian cited a study appearing in this month’s issue of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

AEA in the news

Let’s take a minute to applaud a government program that works

October 25, 2016

A column in the Washington Post about the effects of Head Start, a federal program for early childhood education, cited a 2009 study from the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Research Highlights Article

A polluted mind

October 24, 2016

Poor air quality on the day of a test can have big impacts on how well a student performs.

AEA in the news

The level of religiousness has huge effects on how much men and women are paid

October 24, 2016

Business Insider cited a 2010 study appearing in the Journal of Economic Perspectives

Research Highlights Article

Have green building codes succeeded in saving energy?

October 19, 2016

Energy savings from efficiency requirements prove hard to find

AEA in the news

How the 'Losers' in America’s Trade Policies Got Left Behind

October 19, 2016

A recent piece in the Atlantic cited a study that appeared in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics in January

Call For Papers

Call for Empirical Economic Papers on Children and Youth

October 18, 2016

2nd Workshop of the Centre for Social Data Analytics welcomes paper contributions

Did you know?

AEA offers Continuing Education opportunities immediately following the Annual Meeting

October 17, 2016

Come for the Annual Meeting...Stay for the Continuing Education!

Research Highlights Article

The far-reaching effects when a mother stops smoking

October 14, 2016

A mom's decision to kick the habit while pregnant can reduce her child's sick days years later