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Last call for nominations for the AEJ Best Paper Awards. Articles published since 2023 in each of the AEJ journals are eligible. The deadline to submit nominations is February 15. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Enel Shirinli on colonialism and trust How did colonial policies affect institutional trust and out-group bias among ethnic groups?

Check out this video interview with Enel Shirinli, a PhD candidate at @usf.edu, about her #ASSA2026 poster on how colonial policies affect institutional trust. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

ICYMI, view photos from the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting held in Philadelphia on January 3–5, 2026! #econsky aeaweb.org/conference/2...

Andrew Kao on party bans How effective are political party bans?

Check out this video interview with Andrew Kao, a PhD candidate at @harvard.edu, about his #ASSA2026 poster on the unintended consequences of political party bans. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

Juliet-Nil Uraz on public legal assistance How does losing access to legal aid affect welfare?

Check out this video interview with Juliet-Nil Uraz (@julieturaz.bsky.social), a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, about her #ASSA2026 poster on legal aid reforms in England and Wales. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

Nominations are being accepted until February 15 for the AEJ Best Paper Awards. Articles published since 2023 in each of the AEJ journals are eligible. Visit: aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho.... #econsky

Lovepreet Singh on public spending and long-run growth How do public spending and investment impact the development of regional economies?

Check out this video interview with Lovepreet Singh, a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about his #ASSA2026 poster on the long-run effects of public spending and investment on regional economies. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

EconHarmony is now open. This service helps prospective individual paper submitters for the @assameeting.bsky.social find others with similar interests who might join them to form a complete session submission. Go to aeaweb.org/econharmony/.
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Applications for the 2026 EDUCATE workshop are now being accepted. See aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for more information and to apply. #econsky

Lucy Wang on health IT diffusion How does health information technology adoption affect healthcare access?

Check out this video interview with Lucy Wang, assistant professor at @umassamherst.bsky.social, about her #ASSA2026 poster on the diffusion of advanced health information technology. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

ICYMI, webcasts of select sessions from the #ASSA2026 meeting in Philadelphia on January 3-5 are available to the public for viewing. #econsky aeaweb.org/conference/w...

Last call for applications for the 2026 AEA Summer Program at American University. Submit applications at aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... by January 31. #econsky

ICYMI, the AEA has posted recordings of the AEA Recent Developments Lectures presented at #ASSA2026 by leading scholars in selected fields of economics. aeaweb.org/conference/w...

Last call for applications for the 2026 @aeacswep.bsky.social CeMENT Mentoring Workshop. Applications are being accepted through the portal until February 1. For more information, visit www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co.... #econsky

Congratulations to Zach Y. Brown and Alexander MacKay who were recognized for the AEJ Best Paper Award for Microeconomics at #ASSA2026 for the paper “Competition in Pricing Algorithms.” #econsky www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Congratulations to Thomas Dreschel who was recognized for the AEJ Best Paper Award for Macroeconomics at #ASSA2026 for the paper “Earnings-Based Borrowing Constraints and Macroeconomic Fluctuations.” #econsky www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Adaptation and Adverse Selection in Markets for Natural Disaster Insurance (August 2022) - This paper quantifies frictions in uptake, tests for adverse selection, and analyzes welfare effects of proposed reforms in natural disaster insurance markets. I find that willingness ...

Congratulations to Katherine R. H. Wagner who was recognized for the AEJ Best Paper Award for Economic Policy at #ASSA2026 for the paper “Adaptation and Adverse Selection in Markets for Natural Disaster Insurance.” #econsky www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Congratulations to Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington who were recognized for the AEJ Best Paper Award for Applied Economics at #ASSA2026 for the paper “Working Remotely? Selection, Treatment, and the Market for Remote Work.” #econsky www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Congratulations to Timothy Taylor of @macalestercollege.bsky.social who was recognized as a 2025 Distinguished Fellow by Katharine Abraham at the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Congratulations to Joseph P. Newhouse of @harvard.edu who was recognized as a 2025 Distinguished Fellow by Katharine Abraham at the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Congratulations to Barbara M. Fraumeni of @usouthernmaine.bsky.social who was recognized as a 2025 Distinguished Fellow by Katharine Abraham at the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Congratulations to Susan M. Collins of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston who was recognized as a 2025 Distinguished Fellow by Katharine Abraham at the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Congratulations to Mira Frick of @princeton.edu, recipient of the @aeacswep.bsky.social 2025 Elaine Bennett Research Prize! #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Congratulations to Donna K. Ginther of @universityofkansas.bsky.social, recipient of the @aeacswep.bsky.social 2025 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award! #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Congratulations to Janet Yellen, recipient of the inaugural @aeacswep.bsky.social Janet L. Yellen Award for Excellence in Public Service! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

The @aeacsmgep.bsky.social has posted the Winter 2026 edition of the committee’s annual newsletter “The Minority Report.” #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) who was presented with the 2025 Clark Medal by Katharine Abraham at the #ASSA2026 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Last call for applications for the 2026 Summer Economic Fellows Program. Applications are being accepted through the portal until February 1. For more information, visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co.... #econsky

The recipients of the 2025 @aeacsqiep.bsky.social Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics are Christopher S. Carpenter of @vanderbilt.edu, Donn Feir of @uvic.ca, Krishna Pendakur of @sfu.ca, and Casey Warman of @dalhousieu.bsky.social. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...