AEA in the news

Are investors more or less willing to take on risk after a big money loss?

September 13, 2016

The Wall Street Journal covered a study about the impact of financial losses on risk attitudes published in the August issue of the American Economic Review

Research Highlights Article

Can international exam rankings tell us how to improve American education?

September 12, 2016

Interpreting cross-country differences can be difficult – and illuminating

AEA in the news

How Yelp Reviews Can Help Improve Patient Care

September 12, 2016

The NYT Upshot cited a recent paper in the American Economic Review about competition in the U.S. health care industry

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What Every Economics Researcher Should Know about EconLit

September 6, 2016

Learn more about EconLit -- the one and only resource that provides coverage of academic content vetted by experts as the most essential

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration and Other Announcements (September 1, 2016)

September 1, 2016

View AEA member announcements from September 1, 2016

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Opportunities still available for some Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards

August 30, 2016

A select number of opportunities remain open for new applications

Research Highlights Article

Does health insurance improve families’ financial health?

August 26, 2016

Evidence from Massachusetts health reform

Research Highlights Article

Does export manufacturing undercut education in industrializing countries?

August 22, 2016

How the spread of trade-oriented manufacturing in Mexico affected dropout rates

AEA in the news

U.S. steel industry a victim of its own success, authors say

August 22, 2016

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette covered a 2015 study about the recent evolution of the U.S. steel industry in the American Economic Review

Research Highlights Article

Is it too hard for cities to get denser?

August 17, 2016

Measuring the holdout problem in Los Angeles County