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Submissions open for the 2016 TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award

June 22, 2016

The TIAA Institute invites you to submit an entry for the 2016 TIAA PAUL A. SAMUELSON AWARD

Research Highlights Article

Why does the economy do better when Democrats are in the White House?

June 20, 2016

Interpreting the post-war economic growth gap

AEA in the news

Government 'Sunshine List' will drive wages up, productivity down says university prof

June 14, 2016

CBC News cited a 2012 American Economic Review study in a discussion of a proposed public listing of government workers’ salaries in Newfoundland and Labrador

Research Highlights Article

How much is privacy worth to today’s consumers?

June 13, 2016

People say they value their privacy highly — but don't always act like it online

AEA in the news

Brazil's woes reach Olympian proportions

June 13, 2016

CBS Moneywatch cited a piece from the latest issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives in an article about cost overruns and other problems facing the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

Research Highlights Article

Was the U.S. banking system too systemic to fail in 2008?

June 8, 2016

Why future bailouts might still be required even if big banks are broken up

AEA in the news

Reservation in higher education works as intended: Study

June 8, 2016

The Hindu covered a study about affirmative action appearing in this month’s issue of the American Economic Review

AEA in the news

The U.S. Is Failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at One Month Old

June 6, 2016

A column in the NYT Upshot blog cited a study of infant mortality appearing in the May issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Research Highlights Article

Why are some schools surprisingly good at producing star math students?

June 3, 2016

Understanding the source of high math achievement

Research Highlights Article

Will an internet "fast lane" ruin the web?

May 31, 2016

Why the net neutrality issue is less clear-cut than advocates on both sides make it out to be