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American Economic Association Announces Award Recipients for 2019

May 1, 2019

View recipients of the 2019 awards, including the Clark Medalist, Distinguished Fellows, Foreign Honorary Members, and AEJ Best Paper Awards.

Call For Papers

Panel Study of Income Dynamics Annual User Conference 2019

April 30, 2019

The deadline for submissions is June 3, 2019.

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Giving and taking between husband, wives, and co-wives

April 29, 2019

How does family structure affect cooperation?

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Understanding "underemployment"

April 24, 2019

A new paper explores the dynamics when college graduates take jobs for which they are overqualified.

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The downsides of making benefits more flexible

April 22, 2019

For the neediest, giving in-kind may be better than giving cash.

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Survey says?

April 17, 2019

Inaccurate Census data has led researchers to underestimate the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs.

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The elephant curve

April 15, 2019

How much has inequality grown around the world over the last forty years?

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Closing the tuition gap

April 12, 2019

Should out-of-state students pay more than in-state students?

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A randomized option for ordering coauthor names

April 12, 2019

The AEA now offers an alternative option for author order.

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Curbing a desire to drink

April 10, 2019

An experiment measures how much Indian cycle-rickshaw drivers actually wanted to remain sober on the job.