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Statement from the American Economic Association

December 2, 2025

The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities.

Member Announcement

ASSA Annual Meeting Information, AEA Committee Program Highlights, and More

December 1, 2025

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Research Highlights Featured Chart

The effects of unemployment benefit duration

November 26, 2025

What happened to the US labor market when the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act expired after the Great Recession?

Research Highlights Article

Market segmentation and housing prices

November 20, 2025

Did relaxed credit standards drive the housing boom that led to the Great Recession?

Member Announcement

AEA Committee News and Other Announcements

November 20, 2025

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Research Highlights Featured Chart

Tariffs and local labor markets

November 13, 2025

The impact of the 2002 Bush steel tariffs on jobs in steel-intensive industries.

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November 12, 2025

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Recommendations for Further Reading

Cryptocurrencies, central bank independence, and foreign aid

November 6, 2025

Reading recommendations from Timothy Taylor, managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

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Message from the AEA Ombuds Team at MWI

November 5, 2025

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Research Highlights Podcast

Technological spillovers

November 5, 2025

Shawn Kantor and Alexander Whalley discuss the long-term effects of public R&D investment made during the Cold War–era space race.