Greater political autonomy yielded lasting economic gains in Brazilian communities.Source: luiz rochaBetween 1988 and 1996, Brazil added more than 1,300 new municipalities, a 34 percent increase in the smallest governmental units with decision-making authority. The 1988 constitution had handed states the authority to set their own rules for creating munici...
The European Research Council (ERC) Grants had a substantial positive impact on the research landscape in Europe. This online event, organized by the European Economic Association's Research Committee, aims to provide prospective applicants with key information and tips for a successful application.The event will bring together an officer from the Euro...
Lukasz Rachel and Catherine Wolfram discuss the G7 price cap on Russian oil and why it defied textbook predictions.Source: ROMAN DZIUBALOIn response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the G7 imposed a price cap of $60 per barrel on all Russian oil carried by tankers owned, insured, or serviced by Western companies. Many analysts expected the policy to ...
Danish data reveal how viruses brought home by older siblings influence lifetime income.Source: famveldmanRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, with most children getting the infection by the age of two. For typical preschoolers, the virus produces little more than cold-like symptoms, but in ...
The EEA is delighted to announce that Professors Maria Bigoni (University of Bologna) and Paula Gobbi (Université libre de Bruxelles) are the recipients of the 2026 edition of the Role Models in Economics Award - the 4th edition of the award through which the EEA recognizes colleagues who are both true scholars and outstanding contributors to the public g...
Extreme temperatures in El Salvador destroy farm jobs and push workers abroad.Source: zenpixDuring the Great Recession, migration from Mexico to the United States began to fall, a pattern economists attributed to weaker job prospects and tightening immigration enforcement. Migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, however, did not follow suit. E...
EEA’s Minorities in Economics Committee is pleased to announce its First Annual Minority in Economics Mentoring Workshop for Economics PhD students and Early Career Economists in collaboration with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom on July 13-14, 2026. The workshop aims to support late-stage economics PhD students or early-career resear...
A natural experiment in Louisiana shows private plans can cut drug costs without reducing observed quality.Source: diego cervoWhen governments transfer public health programs to private firms, the promise is to lower costs while providing the same quality of healthcare. Whether privatization actually delivers on that promise has been hard to measure becaus...
A rise in work from home explains most of the postpandemic gain in full-time employment among people with physical disabilities.Source: YacobchukEmployment among people with disabilities has remained well below that of the broader population, with an average disability employment gap of 27 percentage points across OECD countries. In the United States, this...
IAE Business SchoolSpanish (English below)La Academy of Management (AOM) se complace en anunciar el AOM Andes Connect Workshop, un programa de desarrollo de investigación diseñado para estudiantes de doctorado y académicos en etapas iniciales que trabajan en estudios organizacionales y de estrategia. El workshop tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capaci...
