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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
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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
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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
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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
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In rural India, private health care providers are more cost-effective
December 12, 2016
The Hindu cites a paper in the American Economic Review that says less-qualified private practitioners offer cheaper care of equal quality to public counterparts
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How does the relentless churn of jobs in the modern economy affect happiness?
December 9, 2016
Examining the paradox of "creative destruction"
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