Is there too little antitrust enforcement in the U.S. hospital sector? Who pays for rising healthcare prices? Check out the @yalehealthlab.bsky.social's latest research: healthcareaffordabilitylab.org

Join us in congratulating Donald Andrews for being recognized as an AEA 2026 Distinguished Fellow! His work has had a lasting influence on many topics in modern econometrics, and has repeatedly changed how econometric problems are understood. economics.yale.edu/news/260410/...

"In 2025, the U.S. raised average tariff duties from 2.4% to 9.6% ... We explore the structure of these tariffs, estimate their short-run impacts, and summarize the growing literature on their effects." NEW in @nber.org by Pablo D. Fajgelbaum & Amit Khandelwal: nber.org/papers/w35064

Join us in congratulating Donald Andrews for being recognized as an AEA 2026 Distinguished Fellow! His work has had a lasting influence on many topics in modern econometrics, and has repeatedly changed how econometric problems are understood. economics.yale.edu/news/260410/...

What would it take for public colleges to serve students better? PhD student Ryan Haygood’s research examines education markets and how colleges help or hinder students who arrive with very different levels of preparation, goals, and constraints: economics.yale.edu/news/260406/...

What happens when technology changes markets faster than the rules governing them can keep up? That question is at the heart of PhD student Kyungho Lee’s research, which explores how new technologies reshape competition & what policies help markets adapt: economics.yale.edu/news/260401/...

"This paper focuses on a set of domestic distortions that give rise to a phenomenon that is pervasive in developing economies: informality." NEW in Econometrica, by Rafael Dix-Carneiro, Pinelopi Goldberg, Costas Meghir, and Gabriel Ulyssea: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3982/...

"I estimate the effect of trade on local labor market concentration and its implications for wages using employer-employee linked data and tariff shocks from Brazil’s trade liberalization." NEW in @nber.org by Mayara Felix: www.nber.org/papers/w35018

📢 📢 Calling all pre-doctoral fellows 📢 📢 The second annual Pre-Doctoral Economics Conference will be hosted by Yale University on Friday, June 5. Use this link to submit your research by April 6th: tobin.yale.edu/events/2026/...

"This paper shows that the pace of technology creation is a key driver of the skill premium." NEW Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper, by Tarek Alexander Hassan, Aakash Kalyani, & Pascual Restrepo: cowles.yale.edu/research/cfd...

📢 📢 Calling all pre-doctoral fellows 📢 📢 The second annual Pre-Doctoral Economics Conference will be hosted by Yale University on Friday, June 5. Use this link to submit your research by April 6th: tobin.yale.edu/events/2026/...

Join us today! In person or online: egc.yale.edu/events/simon...

This Thursday, Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College) will present the 35th Kuznets Memorial Lecture on trade policy and exchange rate reform. Join us March 26 at 4pm ET, in person or online, for @yaleegc.bsky.social's annual event: egc.yale.edu/events/simon...

How have trade and immigration policy evolved over time — and what do today’s policy shifts mean for the global economy? Douglas Irwin joined Yale economists Amit Khandelwal and Leah Boustan to discuss: egc.yale.edu/news/260323/...

This Thursday, Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College) will present the 35th Kuznets Memorial Lecture on trade policy and exchange rate reform. Join us March 26 at 4pm ET, in person or online, for @yaleegc.bsky.social's annual event: egc.yale.edu/events/simon...

A new model incorporates state-of-the-art climate + weather dynamics, allows economic impacts to depend on full dist. of weather outcomes, + captures spatial heterogeneity. NEW in Geoscientific Model Development, by Bjordal, Smith, Cornec, & Storelvmo: gmd.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

What would happen if AI becomes capable of performing essentially all economically valuable work? In a wide-ranging Q&A, @Yale economist Pascual Restrepo dives into how economists view the future of labor markets: economics.yale.edu/news/260317/...

What would happen if AI becomes capable of performing essentially all economically valuable work? In a wide-ranging Q&A, @Yale economist Pascual Restrepo dives into how economists view the future of labor markets: economics.yale.edu/news/260317/...

The way the U.S. pays for health care is pushing up prices & exacerbating inequality. Put simply: Rising health care spending is killing the American Dream. The good news? We know how to reduce spending & provide families with relief. Our mission: www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-p...

Since 2000, there have been > 1,300 mergers among the nation's approximately 5,000 hospitals. The FTC took enforcement action against just 13 of them. Use our interactive to see hospital consolidation across the country over the last two decades: markets.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/introduction

With test-optional admissions policies now widespread across U.S. higher education, new economic research explores why a university would ever prefer less information about its applicants. Read our latest research summary: economics.yale.edu/news/260206/...

What are the latest advances in economic research on topics like AI, pricing, and econometric theory? The Cowles Foundations Discussion Paper Series presents brand new, ungated research from Cowles Researchers: cowles.yale.edu/research/cow...

What are the latest advances in economic research on topics like AI, pricing, and econometric theory? The Cowles Foundations Discussion Paper Series presents brand new, ungated research from Cowles Researchers: cowles.yale.edu/research/cow...

What barriers impede future progress in poverty reduction, and where will future growth in lower-income countries come from? NEW in @nber.org, by Pascaline Dupas, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, & Rohini Pande: www.nber.org/papers/w34943

Why does health care in the U.S. cost so much, and what can be done to slow spending growth without harming quality? Today we're launching the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale to connect policymakers with the best new evidence: www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-p...

For #IWD2026, Yale researchers offer valuable perspectives on women’s economic empowerment around the world, from household dynamics to labor force participation, economic growth, and more: egc.yale.edu/news/260306/...

👋We’re the Health Care Affordability Lab at @yale.edu — a new initiative that pairs rigorous academic scholarship with strategic policy engagement to curb rising health care spending at every level of government. Read more: www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-p...

"Our goal in this paper is to examine the extent of the inefficiencies arising from the perverse incentives created by information provision." NEW in the March 2026 American Economic Review by Johannes Hörner and Larry Samuelson: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Join us TODAY at the Cowles Foundation at Yale for the Tjalling C. Koopmans Memorial Lecture with Charles I. Jones: "Past Automation and Future A.I.: How Weak Links Tame the Growth Expansion" More info here: cowles.yale.edu/events/tjall...

"We analyze a nonlinear pricing model where the seller controls both product pricing (screening) and buyer information about their own values (persuasion)." NEW in @jpolecon.bsky.social by Dirk Bergemann, Tibor Heumann, and Stephen Morris: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Congratulations to John Eric Humphries for being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! Humphries is one of three Yale faculty members honored this year by the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social. Learn more about his background & research in our Q&A: economics.yale.edu/news/260217/...

📢 📢 Calling all pre-doctoral fellows 📢 📢 The second annual Pre-Doctoral Economics Conference will be hosted by Yale University on Friday, June 5. Please use this link to submit your research by April 6th: tobin.yale.edu/events/2026/...

⚖️ What shapes public support for trade? 🇨🇷 EGC affiliate Diana Van Patten and coauthor Esteban Méndez analyzed a unique Costa Rican referendum to study popular attitudes towards trade, finding that economic factors play a significant role. 📚 Read the research summary: egc.yale.edu/research/wha...

New Summary: Forthcoming in Econometrica, How Does Informality Affect Gains from Trade? @rafael-dix.bsky.social, Penny Goldberg, Costas Meghir & @gulyssea.bsky.social find in Brazil, ⬇️ trade barriers helps workers move to more productive formal sector & real income ⬆️ egc.yale.edu/research/how...

📢 📢 Calling all pre-doctoral fellows 📢 📢 The second annual Pre-Doctoral Economics Conference will be hosted by Yale University on Friday, June 5. Please use this link to submit your research by April 6th: tobin.yale.edu/events/2026/...

Why would a university ever prefer less information about its applicants? That question lies at the heart of two new papers coauthored by Yale economist Navin Kartik with @wouterdessein.bsky.social (@columbiabusiness.bsky.social) & Alex Frankel (UChicago): economics.yale.edu/news/260206/...

"This chapter takes stock of what has been learned from the recent micro-development literature about wedges." NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756

New at JIE: "Using satellite imagery to measure the impacts of new highways: An application to India" by Kathryn Baragwanath, Gordon H. Hanson, Amit K. Khandelwal (@yaleeconomics.bsky.social), Chen Liu, Hogeun Park doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

"We model how environmental quality affects health, productivity and well-being and how individuals privately adapt to environmental hazards." NEW in @nber.org by B. Kelsey Jack & Nicholas Ryan: www.nber.org/papers/w34735

"This paper reviews recent developments in the economics of human development, focusing on the early years of life as a critical period for shaping long-term outcomes." NEW in @nber.org by Orazio Attanasio: www.nber.org/papers/w34651

NEW in @jpolecon.bsky.social: "In this paper, we investigate the determinants and consequences of parental interference in their children’s peer relationships." By Francesco Agostinelli, Matthias Doepke, Giuseppe Sorrenti, and Fabrizio Zilibotti: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Congratulations to Yale's Cormac O'Dea, & coauthors Taha Choukhmane / Lucas Goodman, for winning the 2025 TIAA Samuelson Award for their paper “Efficiency in Household Decision-Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of US Couples” Full story here: www.tiaa.org/public/about...

Congratulations to Yale's Cormac O'Dea, & coauthors Taha Choukhmane / Lucas Goodman, for winning the 2025 TIAA Samuelson Award for their paper “Efficiency in Household Decision-Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of US Couples” Full story here: www.tiaa.org/public/about...

Missed Leah Boustan's AEA Distinguished Lecture at the conference? Watch it here: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202... Her new findings on recent immigrant assimilation patterns across Europe show some similarities, but also some critical differences compared to the US.

Recently back from the COP30 conference, EGC director Rohini Pande explains how a new plan for carbon emissions she presented there could offer a path to global net zero. news.yale.edu/2025/12/16/w...

How can experiments give us a better understanding of human behavior? Maria Kogelnik & Alejandro Martinez-Marquina discuss how the field has evolved & what their own research reveals about controversial policies like gender quotas. From @yaleegc.bsky.social: egc.yale.edu/news/251201/...

We're launching the Tobin-Cowles Health Economics & Policy Program, a hub for policy-relevant health economics research at Yale. Co-directed by Janet Currie & Zack Cooper, the Program will catalyze rigorous economic scholarship to directly inform policy: tobin.yale.edu/news/251117/...

We're launching the Tobin-Cowles Health Economics & Policy Program, a hub for policy-relevant health economics research at Yale. Co-directed by Janet Currie & Zack Cooper, the Program will catalyze rigorous economic scholarship to directly inform policy: tobin.yale.edu/news/251117/...

This paper shows how exposure to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) during childhood affects women’s health outcomes in early-adulthood, as well as the health of their infants. NEW in @nber.org by Janet Currie and Jessica Van Parys: nber.org/papers/w34464

Agricultural supply chains expert Lauren Falcao Bergquist @yaleeconomics.bsky.social joins Development Economics @ Michigan this Thursday! This & more Dev Econ events upcoming: @deanyang.bsky.social devecon.umich.edu/events/