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Representation matters

July 29, 2020

How much can role models help to diversify the economics profession?

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Balancing land reform and productivity

July 27, 2020

The Philippines redistributed over 6 million hectares of land. But it came with some unintended costs.

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Building barriers

July 22, 2020

Benjamin Feigenberg discusses the effectiveness of border walls on deterring migration.

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Managing the national debt

July 20, 2020

What type of bonds should governments issue?

AEA in the news

2020 PCAOB-ERA Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets Call for Papers

July 20, 2020

Conference to be held virtually on October 29-30, 2020.

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Room to grow

July 17, 2020

Are social insurance mandates holding back entrepreneurs?

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Valuing past performance

July 15, 2020

How much do reference letters boost a job seeker's prospects for landing an interview?

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Promoting smaller families

July 13, 2020

Fertility rates are declining in poor countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: 2021 AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting will be VIRTUAL

July 13, 2020

View member announcements from July 13, 2020.

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Autocracies in the information age

July 8, 2020

UCLA professor Daniel Treisman discusses how today’s dictators retain their power and how to fight back.