American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

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Building a family dynasty

May 24, 2021
How much do extended family members impact the growth of human capital for future generations?
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Decomposing news shocks

May 5, 2021
How do expectations about the future supply of oil affect today’s oil prices?
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The risk of research

April 12, 2021
How do companies weigh the tradeoffs with R&D investment?
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The long shadow of colonial medicine

April 9, 2021
To what extent did French health campaigns from 70 years ago feed modern day mistrust in Central Africa?
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Free movement and labor markets

April 7, 2021
A policy reform in Switzerland helped estimate the effect of foreign workers on native employment and wages.
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How much do local leaders matter?

March 17, 2021
Christian Dippel discusses the Forty-Eighters and their role in the US antislavery movement.
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Spending now or saving for later

March 15, 2021
How do lump-sum severance payments affect consumption for laid-off workers?
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Estimating Frisch elasticity

March 10, 2021
A temporary tax holiday in Switzerland offers insights into how workers adjust to income changes.
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Disappearing gazelles

February 24, 2021
Fewer high-growth startups could be making the US economy much less dynamic.