Research Highlights Article

Retail price reality check

December 28, 2016

How often are prices for items bought online the same as what shoppers pay in stores?

AEA in the news

Impact of Modi govt’s campaign against cash on informal economy

December 27, 2016

A 2014 article from the Journal of Economic Perspectives about regulation of the informal economy was cited in a Mint opinion column

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Which gift cards do recipients like most?

December 21, 2016

eBay data on card resales show that not all gift cards are created equal

Research Highlights Article

It's the thought that counts

December 19, 2016

Employees work harder when they get gifts as a bonus instead of money

Call For Papers

Call for Papers for the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) 2017 Meeting

December 19, 2016

Meeting to be held in New York City, July 17-19, 2017

Announcement

Russell Sage Foundation Summer Institute in Computational Science

December 19, 2016

The Russell Sage Foundation will sponsor the first summer institute in Computational Social Science in June 2017 at Princeton University

Research Highlights Article

Are subsidies for electric cars good for the environment?

December 14, 2016

Pollution exported to other states often gets lost in the calculation

Announcement

Summer Institute in Social-Science Genomics

December 14, 2016

Two-week workshop for graduate students and beginning faculty

Announcement

Thomas C. Schelling (1921-2016)

December 14, 2016

The American Economic Association was saddened to learn of the passing of Thomas C. Schelling on Tuesday, December 13 at age 95.

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Can hidden tax cuts help stimulate the economy?

December 12, 2016

Evidence suggests parceling out a tax cut over time promotes consumption