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Fitting the punishment to the crime

November 30, 2018

How does the severity of a penalty influence jury decisions to convict?

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Man vs machine

November 28, 2018

Robots take jobs, but create new ones too. Which will happen faster?

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Testing the infant-industry argument

November 26, 2018

Can trade protection jump-start an industry?

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Building trust with buyers

November 21, 2018

How much do offers of "satisfaction guaranteed" improve efficiency in the marketplace?

Announcement

Macro Marrakech: Sixth Workshop in Macroeconomics

November 21, 2018

The conference is held in Marrakech, Morocco on May 6-7 in 2019.

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Waiting for the windfall

November 19, 2018

How do financial considerations influence discharge decisions at long-term acute-care hospitals?

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Making economics transparent and reproducible

November 16, 2018

The AEA interviews Ted Miguel about the credibility of economics.

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State-unbuilding

November 14, 2018

The Taliban recognized the importance of elections and made them a primary target.

Announcement

AEA Climate Survey

November 14, 2018

NORC at the University of Chicago is conducting a survey on behalf of the American Economic Association (AEA) about the professional climate in economics.

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Shadow business

November 12, 2018

How many cartels exist and how important is competition policy to reining them in?