The Quarterly Journal of Economics
@qjeharvard.bsky.social
The Quarterly Journal of Economics is the oldest professional journal of Economics in the English language. Edited by the Department of Economics at Harvard.
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Permanent Capital Losses After Banking Crises,” by Baron, Laeven, Pénasse, and Usenko: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Permanent Capital Losses After Banking Crises
Abstract. We study the mechanisms driving bank losses across historical banking crises in 46 economies and the effectiveness of policy interventions in res
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Permanent Capital Losses After Banking Crises,” by Baron, Laeven, Pénasse, and Usenko: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Bargaining and Inequality in the Labor Market,” by Caldwell (@sydneecaldwell.bsky.social), Haegele, and Heining: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Bargaining and Inequality in The Labor Market*
Abstract. We use novel surveys of firms and workers, linked to administrative employer-employee data, to study the prevalence and importance of individual
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Bargaining and Inequality in the Labor Market,” by Caldwell (@sydneecaldwell.bsky.social), Haegele, and Heining: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*
Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of both behavioral and contextual peer effects, along wi
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006,” by Lyons (@ronanlyons), Shertzer (@econhist-allday), Gray (@econhistoryorbust), and Agorastos: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006*
Abstract. We construct the first annual market rent and home sales price series for American cities over the 20th century using 2.7 million newspaper real
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006,” by Lyons (@ronanlyons), Shertzer (@econhist-allday), Gray (@econhistoryorbust), and Agorastos: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The November 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Volume 140 Issue 4 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
The official journal of the President and Fellows of Harvard University. The oldest professional journal of economics in the English language, it covers all aspects of the field.
academic.oup.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The November 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations,” by Fukui, Nakamura, and Steinsson: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations
Abstract. We study the consequences of “regime-induced” exchange rate depreciations by comparing outcomes for peggers versus floaters to the US dollar in r
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations,” by Fukui, Nakamura, and Steinsson: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights After World War I,” by Ang and Chinoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights After World War I*
Abstract. Nearly 400,000 Black men were drafted into the National Army during World War I, where they toiled primarily as menial laborers in segregated uni
doi.org
October 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights After World War I,” by Ang and Chinoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Dollar Dominance and the Transmission of Monetary Policy,” by McLeay and Tenreyro: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Dollar Dominance and The Transmission of Monetary Policy*
Abstract. Has the dominance of the dollar in global trade rendered monetary policy ineffective? An emerging view contends that if a country invoices its ex
doi.org
October 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Dollar Dominance and the Transmission of Monetary Policy,” by McLeay and Tenreyro: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Political Foundations of Racial Violence in the Post-Reconstruction South,” by Testa (@patesta.bsky.social) and Williams: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Validate User
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Political Foundations of Racial Violence in the Post-Reconstruction South,” by Testa (@patesta.bsky.social) and Williams: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Failing Banks,” by Correia (@scorreia.com), Luck, and Verner (@emiverner.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Validate User
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Failing Banks,” by Correia (@scorreia.com), Luck, and Verner (@emiverner.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Ideas Have Consequences: The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice,” by Ash (@elliottash.bsky.social), Chen, and Naidu: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Ideas Have Consequences The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice*
Abstract. This paper empirically studies the effects of the early law-and-economics movement on the U.S. judiciary. We focus on the Manne Economics Institu
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Ideas Have Consequences: The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice,” by Ash (@elliottash.bsky.social), Chen, and Naidu: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate,” by Bau, Khanna, Low, and Voena: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate*
Abstract. This paper uses newly-collected data on the allocation of dowry to examine its role in resolving intergenerational frictions around migration in
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate,” by Bau, Khanna, Low, and Voena: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Aggregation and the Estimation of Quality Change: Application to U.S. Import Prices,” by Errico and Lashkari (@ldaniall.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Validate User
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Aggregation and the Estimation of Quality Change: Application to U.S. Import Prices,” by Errico and Lashkari (@ldaniall.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence from Migration,” by Finkelstein, Gentzkow, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
pendingpublications
Pending Publication
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence from Migration,” by Finkelstein, Gentzkow, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Economics of Spatial Mobility: Theory and Evidence Using Smartphone Data,” by Miyauchi, Nakajima, and Redding (@reddingecon.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
pendingpublications
Pending Publication
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Economics of Spatial Mobility: Theory and Evidence Using Smartphone Data,” by Miyauchi, Nakajima, and Redding (@reddingecon.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door,” by Humphries, Ouss, Stavreva, Stevenson, and van Dijk: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
pendingpublications
Pending Publication
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door,” by Humphries, Ouss, Stavreva, Stevenson, and van Dijk: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment,” by Tim de Silva (@timdesilva.me): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment*
Abstract. Student loans with income-contingent repayment insure borrowers against income risk but can reduce their incentives to earn more. Using a change
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment,” by Tim de Silva (@timdesilva.me): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Investor Memory and Biased Beliefs: Evidence from the Field,” by Jiang, Liu, Peng, and Yan: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Investor Memory and Biased Beliefs: Evidence from the Field*
Abstract. We survey a large, representative sample of retail investors in China to elicit their memories of stock market investments and their return expec
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Investor Memory and Biased Beliefs: Evidence from the Field,” by Jiang, Liu, Peng, and Yan: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “From Public Labs to Private Firms: Magnitude and Channels of Local R&D Spillovers,” by Bergeaud (@abergeaud.bsky.social), Guillouzouic (@arthurgzouic.bsky.social), Henry, and Malgouyres: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
From Public Labs to Private Firms: Magnitude and Channels of Local R&D Spillovers*
Abstract. Introducing a new measure of scientific proximity between private firms and public research groups and exploiting a multi-billion euro financing
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “From Public Labs to Private Firms: Magnitude and Channels of Local R&D Spillovers,” by Bergeaud (@abergeaud.bsky.social), Guillouzouic (@arthurgzouic.bsky.social), Henry, and Malgouyres: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Distributional Growth Accounting: Education and the Reduction of Global Poverty, 1980-2019,” by Amory Gethin: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Distributional Growth Accounting: Education and the Reduction of Global Poverty, 1980-2019*
Abstract. This article quantifies the role played by education in the reduction of global poverty. I propose tools for identifying the contribution of scho
doi.org
August 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Distributional Growth Accounting: Education and the Reduction of Global Poverty, 1980-2019,” by Amory Gethin: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Present Bias Unconstrained: Consumption, Welfare, and the Present-Bias Dilemma,” by Peter Maxted: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Present Bias Unconstrained: Consumption, Welfare, and the Present-Bias Dilemma*
Abstract. By augmenting the continuous-time specification of Harris and Laibson (2013) with the assumption that hard borrowing constraints do not bind in e
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Present Bias Unconstrained: Consumption, Welfare, and the Present-Bias Dilemma,” by Peter Maxted: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The August 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Volume 140 Issue 3 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
The official journal of the President and Fellows of Harvard University. The oldest professional journal of economics in the English language, it covers all aspects of the field.
academic.oup.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The August 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Barriers to Global Capital Allocation,” by Pellegrino, Spolaore, and Wacziarg: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
pendingpublications
Pending Publication
doi.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Barriers to Global Capital Allocation,” by Pellegrino, Spolaore, and Wacziarg: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...