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In debt, and in denial

February 15, 2017

People often don’t realize how bad their credit card debt is. Is a simple reminder enough?

Research Highlights Article

Tending to relationships can pay off for businesses too

February 13, 2017

Rose markets in Kenya demonstrate the tangible economic value of trust

AEA in the news

Chinese crackdown on controversial social media posts less strict than many believe

February 13, 2017

Announcement

I.S.E.O. Summer School 2017

February 13, 2017

Taking place in Italy on June 17-24, 2017

Research Highlights Article

You owe me

February 9, 2017

Does it matter if doctors or lawmakers accept small gifts from people trying to influence them?

Announcement

Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Fellowships

February 9, 2017

The institute is now accepting applications for 2017–18 awards

Announcement

2017 Macro Financial Modeling Summer Session for Young Scholars

February 9, 2017

The deadline to apply is February 28, 2017

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Who wins when school systems eliminate corruption?

February 8, 2017

Anti-cheating efforts in Romania uncovered a poverty gap

AEA in the news

Barriers to migration bring heavy cost

February 8, 2017

A column in The New York Times cites a 2011 JEP article that argued restrictions on immigration drag down the economy by trillions of dollars.

AEA in the news

Projections that the Chinese economy will overtake America’s any time soon are fanciful

February 8, 2017

A column in City A.M. highlighted a recent article about China’s future growth prospects appearing in the Winter 2017 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives