How has women's labor force participation shaped America's business cycles?Source: David Bedard, Public domainThe Great Moderation, characterized by reduced economic volatility beginning in the 1980s, and the emergence of jobless recoveries following the 1990 recession have attracted considerable scholarly attention. Prior research h...
Philippe Aghion of the College de France, London School of Economics and INSEAD has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. He has won it alongside Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” and in particular, “for the theor...
第二十五届中国经济学年会通过论文征集共收到中英文投稿659篇。为保证年会最佳的论文质量，为各位经济学者提供最佳的学术交流机会，中国经济学年会各专委会对年会投稿文章进行了集中评审，共选出191篇优秀论文参会。今年年会拟按惯例组织女经济学者专题、中国健康与养老追踪调查（CHARLS）专题、中国家庭动态跟踪调查（CFPS）专题、中国企业创新创业调查专题、新结构经济学专题、部分理...
How did the rollout of broadcast television during the mid-twentieth century affect labor supply decisions in the United States?Source: mavoimagesShortly after its commercial debut, television began to claim a central position in American leisure time. This transformation was one of the most significant changes in American time use to occur during the twen...
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,&...
The recordings of the EEA 2025 Presidential Address (Hélène Rey), Marshall Lecture (Ekaterina Zhuravskaya) and Schumpeter Lecture (Yuriy Gorodnichenko) are now available here
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...
