AEA in the news

AEA congratulates Janet Yellen on becoming treasury secretary

January 26, 2021

Past-president of the AEA becomes first woman to oversee Treasury in its 232-year history.

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Danger lurks below

January 25, 2021

How much do leaky underground petroleum tanks harm our health and what should policymakers do about it?

Research Highlights Podcast

Rereading "The Road to Serfdom"

January 20, 2021

Bruce Caldwell discusses Friedrich Hayek and the history of economic ideas.

Member Announcement

AEA Member Announcements: Winners of the 2020 AEA Awards for Diversity and Inclusion

January 20, 2021

View the Member Announcement for January 20, 2021.

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The shifting patterns of college attendance

January 19, 2021

Family status used to determine enrollment in higher education. Now, it’s more about academic ability.

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: ITFA 31st Annual Conference

January 15, 2021

Call for Papers: ITFA 31st Annual Conference - May 28-29, 2021

Call For Papers

AFFI Research Prize in Historical Finance

January 15, 2021

AFFI now accepting papers for the prize to honor its late president, Professor Georges Gallais-Hamonno.

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Mobile money and migration

January 15, 2021

An experiment in Bangladesh showed that its new urban workers can use mobile banking to help support their families in the countryside.

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A dose of managed care

January 13, 2021

How much do privately administered insurance plans bring down drug prices for Medicaid enrollees?

AEA in the news

Media coverage of the 2021 Annual Meeting

January 7, 2021

Sessions on COVID-19, stimulus checks, and financial regulations received widespread attention.