Large stipends drew effective educators into Dallas's lowest-performing schools.Source: nrubocDespite extensive efforts, education policy in the United States has enjoyed limited success in raising achievement at the lowest-performing schools. Attracting and retaining highly effective teachers poses a particular challenge, but districts have very rarel...
The 2026 Minorities in Economics (MinE) Best Paper Award has been presented to Daliah Al-Shakhshir for her paper Development Effects of Social Eligibility Criteria for Temporary Migration.The runner-up papers also deserve a special mention:Combating LGBTphobia in Schools: Evidence from a Field Experiment in France - Pedro Vergara MerinoEmpowering Inclusive...
Ingrid Haegele discusses the costs of talent hoarding.Source: XArtProductionMost firms rely on managers to spot talented workers and to encourage them to move into bigger roles within the company. But managers are judged on how their own teams perform, giving them an incentive to hold on to their best people.In a paper in the American Economic Review, econ...
Evidence from Israel’s 1999 preschool law shows that disadvantaged communities can benefit from universal preschool education.Source: CherylCaseyGovernments across the developed world have embraced large-scale public preschool as a tool for reducing inequality and promoting intergenerational mobility. And while small, intensive programs, such as the Perry...
Evidence from a US government lottery shows that restricting foreign low-skill workers shrinks businesses without creating jobs for Americans.Source: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers broadly agree that high-skill immigrants complement native labor. But for low-skill work, the evidence has been less clear, with estimates swinging widely depending on the as...
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...
