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The Best Films of 2016 (for Behavioral Economists)

December 29, 2016
A Bloomberg View column about behavioral economics concepts in this year’s best films highlighted a 2014 piece from the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
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When Women Run Companies

December 29, 2016
A recent piece in the Atlantic cited a study that appeared in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics in 2013
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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.
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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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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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Cecilia Rouse and Marina Halac honored by CSWEP

October 31, 2016
The AEA’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession has honored professors at Princeton University and Columbia University for their contributions to the economics field.