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Helping the "missing middle"

December 3, 2018

Lifting people out of extreme poverty will require more than giving poor countries money.

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration, AEA Climate Survey, and Other Announcements (December 3, 2018)

December 3, 2018

View member announcements from December 3, 2018.

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Fitting the punishment to the crime

November 30, 2018

How does the severity of a penalty influence jury decisions to convict?

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Man vs machine

November 28, 2018

Robots take jobs, but create new ones too. Which will happen faster?

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Testing the infant-industry argument

November 26, 2018

Can trade protection jump-start an industry?

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Building trust with buyers

November 21, 2018

How much do offers of "satisfaction guaranteed" improve efficiency in the marketplace?

Announcement

Macro Marrakech: Sixth Workshop in Macroeconomics

November 21, 2018

The conference is held in Marrakech, Morocco on May 6-7 in 2019.

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Waiting for the windfall

November 19, 2018

How do financial considerations influence discharge decisions at long-term acute-care hospitals?

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Making economics transparent and reproducible

November 16, 2018

The AEA interviews Ted Miguel about the credibility of economics.

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State-unbuilding

November 14, 2018

The Taliban recognized the importance of elections and made them a primary target.