AEASTAT: 2016 Annual Meeting

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Sessions for AEA Committee on Economic Statistics, 2016 ASSA meetings

AEA Member Announcements: Call for Papers and Other Announcements (February 17, 2017)

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February 16, 2017

View AEA Member announcements from February 17, 2017

Would price transparency lower health care costs?

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February 02, 2017

Patients could save a lot of money if they shopped around for providers who charge less.

Call for Papers for 2017 RCEA Macro-Money-Finance Workshop

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February 17, 2017

Submission deadline for papers is March 10, 2017

PSID Data User Training Workshop

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February 21, 2017

This five-day workshop will be held June 12-16, 2017

Are transit strikes a public health problem?

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February 21, 2017

Video from the AEA about how public transit strikes can lead to serious health problems for a community

Kenneth J. Arrow (1921-2017)

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February 22, 2017

Kenneth J. Arrow died on Feb. 21 at the age of 95.

Are the Olympics ever worth it for the host city?

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August 02, 2016

Economic benefits from mega-events like the Olympics are often overstated

Should we worry that banks continue to grow more connected?

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September 28, 2016

What economists have learned about financial contagion since 2008

You owe me

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January 27, 2017

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

Marriage, kids, and the wage gap

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How far have we come in closing the earnings gap between women and men?

Call for papers for Oligo Workshop

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January 30, 2017

The Oligo Workshop will be held on June 1-2, 2017

2018-19 Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition

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February 28, 2017

The competition is now open with opportunities in business, economics, and entrepreneurship

When bankers and borrowers come from the same culture, does everybody win?

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February 22, 2017

Sharing a similar culture can lead to more profitable lending relationships

Why are (most of us) living so much longer?

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March 08, 2017

The Washington Post Wonkblog cited a 2006 article from the Journal of Economic Perspectives about how life expectancies have risen across countries and over time

I don't want to know

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February 07, 2017

Why do we avoid certain information and what are the consequences for our society?

Why this is a dangerous week to get behind the wheel

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Springing forward can have unintended consequences