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How economists can help combat COVID-19

November 11, 2020

Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers for Economic & Financial Modelling

November 10, 2020

Papers are invited on different aspects of economic and financial modelling.

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The spoils system in Brazil

November 9, 2020

How often do elected officials use hiring decisions as a patronage tool?

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The not-so-hot melting pot

November 6, 2020

How fast did economic disparities between immigrants to America converge in the Age of Mass Migration?

Announcement

AASLE 2020 Job Market Event

November 5, 2020

The event will be held on December 10-11, 2020.

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Assessing the quality of start-ups

November 4, 2020

Economists are going beyond standard ways of judging the health of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Friends don’t let friends not vote

November 2, 2020

How is turnout affected by excuses for not casting a ballot?

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Importing polarization

October 28, 2020

Professor Gordon Hanson discusses how competition from China has pushed some communities to the edges of the political spectrum.

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Deadly incentives

October 26, 2020

In Colombia, stronger incentives for the military to kill rebels backfired.

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Radio war

October 23, 2020

How much did foreign news broadcasts contribute to the Italian resistance in WWII?