Christopher Elmendorf discusses the views of the US public on the housing market.Most Americans agree that housing costs are too high, often blaming developers and landlords. Many feel that the problem can be solved with price controls, development restrictions, and mandates on providing below-market-rate units. But these ideas are at odds ...
The EEA Officer Election 2026 is taking place up to and including Tuesday, October 21. Click here to view candidates and how to vote2025 Teaching Awards AnnouncedThe 2025 EEA Awards for Exceptional Teaching, given to academic economists who have made a significant contribution to spreading knowledge on economics through their teaching,&...
A social media field experiment suggests that gender, race, and university affiliation influence the formation of professional relationships among economists.From boosting job prospects to gaining attention for new papers, networking has always been an important part of finding success in academia. Today, many professional networks have moved online to sit...
The recordings of the EEA 2025 Presidential Address (Hélène Rey), Marshall Lecture (Ekaterina Zhuravskaya) and Schumpeter Lecture (Yuriy Gorodnichenko) are now available here
In the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, members of Congress become more likely to adopt the positions of special interest donors.Voters expect their elected representatives to prioritize their needs over the preferences of large campaign donors. While public scrutiny helps keep politicians accountable, it is difficult to measure the effect of publ...
Trevon Logan and John Parman discuss the meaning of segregation and how it has shaped US history.Despite decades of civil rights legislation, many Black and White Americans, as well as other minorities, continue to live in racially homogeneous neighborhoods, with significant implications for access to quality schools, jobs, healthcare, and economic opportu...
2025年9月6日，“AI与学科发展论坛”暨教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地（经济片）与中国经济学年会理事单位负责人联席会议在北京大学承泽园举行。论坛现场北京大学党委副书记姜国华，原副校长、汇丰商学院创始院长、中国经济研究中心创始教授海闻，北大国家发展研究院院长、南南合作与发展学院院长黄益平，国家发展研究院党委书记、中国经济研究中心主任雷晓燕，以及23位教育部人文社会...
2025年9月6日，AI与学科发展论坛暨教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地（经济片）与中国经济学年会理事单位负责人联席会议在北京大学承泽园举办。2025年9月6日，AI与学科发展论坛暨教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地（经济片）与中国经济学年会理事单位负责人联席会议在北京大学承泽园举办。北京大学党委副书记姜国华，校务委员会副主任（原副校长）、汇丰商学院创始院长、中国经济研究中心创...
How do politicians adjust their messages based on who they're running against?Political scientists have long argued that there are good theoretical reasons for believing that politicians adjust their messages to win over centrist voters. But there is little empirical evidence that they do this in practice.In a paper in the American Economic R...
The EEA Officer Election 2026 is taking place up to and including Tuesday, October 21. Click here to view candidates and how to voteMinE Best Paper AwardThe MinE Best Paper Award is given to the best paper presented in the annual EEA congresses whose focus is on the study of LGBTQ+, Race-Ethnicity-Religion and/or Disabilities. It was inaugurated ...
