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Encouraging innovation

January 16, 2019

What effect do patents have on the potential for a technology to be used in future product development?

Research Highlights Article

Boys' club

January 14, 2019

An elite education can propel someone into a top corporate job...if they are a wealthy man.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: Applied Economics Teaching Resources

January 14, 2019

AETR invites submissions for a special issue on Case Studies in Applied Economics.

AEA in the news

Media coverage of 2019 Annual Meeting

January 11, 2019

Gender in economics, Federal Reserve policy, and other issues received widespread coverage in the mainstream press.

Announcement

Call for Nominations: 2019 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize

January 10, 2019

Deadline for submission is March 1, 2019.

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The unequal burden of a gasoline tax

January 2, 2019

Gasoline taxes reduce emissions. But is there a better way?

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2018 in Research Highlights

December 26, 2018

Economists tackled gender issues, education, globalization, and more.

Announcement

2019 RAND Summer Institute

December 21, 2018

The 26th Summer Institute will be held on July 8-11, 2019.

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Nudging consumers toward green practices

December 19, 2018

Would a nickel tax on disposable bags be enough to change behavior?

Call For Papers

Call for Papers for East Coast College Social Sciences Association Roundtable

December 19, 2018

The conference roundtable is scheduled for April 5-6, 2019.