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Welfare reform and recidivism

May 29, 2019
A new study finds that banning felons from receiving food stamps led to more crime.
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Introducing AER: Insights

May 28, 2019
The AEA interviews editor Amy Finkelstein about the launch of the organization's newest journal.
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A token of trust

May 24, 2019
How important are monetary systems in getting people to cooperate in large-scale interactions?
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Different management styles

May 22, 2019
What drives the variety of approaches to running an organization within the same company?
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The economics of anti-Semitism

May 15, 2019
The AEA interviews Sascha Becker about how the Protestant Reformation created competition and conflict between Christians and Jews.
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Alice M. Rivlin (1931-2019)

May 15, 2019
Founding Director of the Congressional Budget office was AEA president in 1986.