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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jul 3

The July issue of JPE is now available online at www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jpe/2025...

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Journal of Political Economy | Vol 133, No 7

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Florian Oswald @floswald.bsky.social · Jul 1

And we are live! #econsky @jpolecon.bsky.social

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Journal of Political Economy Data Editor Website – JPE Data Editor

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jul 1

The JPE thanks outgoing editor Lance Lochner for his distinguished service to the journal and looks forward to welcoming Christopher Walters to the editorial team in August. @chicagojournals.bsky.social #econsky

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Florian Oswald @floswald.bsky.social · Jun 24

The @jpolecon.bsky.social is the latest addition to the list of top Econ journals adhering to datacodestandard.org . Our data policy implements DCAS (www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jpe...)

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jun 17

The JPE is happy to announce that Florian Oswald is joining the journal as data editor in July. Details on JPE's updated data policy can be found at www.journals.uchicag....
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NIHCM @nihcm.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congratulate the winners of the #NIHCM 2025 Research Award: "The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals" published in the Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics. Learn more here: bit.ly/3HqgyQk | @jpolecon.bsky.social @pennldi.bsky.social

31st Annual NIHCM Awards; Research Winner; The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals; Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics; Elena Andreyeva, Atul Gupta, Catherine Ishitani, Malgorzata Sylwestrzak, and Benjamin Ukert; NIHCM Foundation; #NIHCMAwardsResearch; NIHCM.org

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · May 30

A young scholar recently emailed me asking a question:
“Professor, with one sentence can you tell me what the
@jpolecon.bsky.social is looking for?”

My response: I cannot speak for the other editors but I love to read studies that discover solutions for problems not yet known.

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Chicago Journals @chicagojournals.bsky.social · May 28

"Why does the stock market rise and fall over long periods?" This article from the Journal of Political Economy investigates this question. Check out "How the Wealth Was Won: Factor Shares as Market Fundamentals" here: ow.ly/rai050VXjTU @jpolecon.bsky.social

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Chicago Journals @chicagojournals.bsky.social · Apr 23

From the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics, this article takes a closer look at how social networks affect the US mortgage market's adoption of financial-technology lending. Find out more here: ow.ly/sBoW50VCOmG @jpolecon.bsky.social

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Feb 24

📣 Top publication in @jpolecon.bsky.social – Ernst Fehr, Professor of Economics in our department alongside his co-authors, examined the causal impact of working memory training embedded in regular school (first graders). Their conclusion? 🧐🧵⬇️

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Feb 17

ICYMI: The 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago in collaboration with JPE Macro, will be held October 16-17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Access the Call for Papers at bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event... #EconSky

Call for Papers: 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives - Becker Friedman Institute

Scientific Committee Veronica Guerrieri, University of Chicago Anil Kashyap, University of Chicago The 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University...

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Feb 14

The 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago in collaboration with JPE Macro, will be held October 16-17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Access the Call for Papers at bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event...
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Call for Papers: 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives - Becker Friedman Institute

Scientific Committee Veronica Guerrieri, University of Chicago Anil Kashyap, University of Chicago The 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University...

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Feb 5

How did the 1997 financial crisis in South Korea—and the ensuing banking reforms—affect female entrepreneurship? This article from the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics investigates this question. Learn more here: ow.ly/e8yh50UPbMZ
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Financial Crisis and Female Entrepreneurship: Evidence from South Korea | Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics: Vol 2, No 4

We document a drastic increase in female-owned manufacturing firms in South Korea after the 1997 financial crisis. During the crisis, a major banking-sector reform was conducted, and many underperform...

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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · Jan 31

New in @jpolecon.bsky.social‬ from HCEO member Francesco Agostinelli et al.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

Image of the green cover of the Journal of Political Economy, No. 2 Vol. 133

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 31

ICYMI: The February issue of JPE is now available online at www.journals.uchicag...
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School of Politics and Economics @kcl-spe.bsky.social · Jan 30

Does more law equal more growth? ⚖️📈

In a new study published in @jpolecon.bsky.social, Dr Matia Vannoni and co-authors put the spotlight on greater, more complex legislation and its impact on economies.

Read more 🔽

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Does more law equal more growth?

The case has been made for and against the role of greater, more complex legislation and its impact on economies but, in new study, a team of academics found evidence that more law DOES boost the econ...

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 30

What is the value of urgency? From the Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, this article investigates this question by analyzing data from users of California's ExpressLanes. Learn more from their findings here: ow.ly/uTce50UKsym
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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 30

The February issue of JPE is now available online at www.journals.uchicag...
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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 21

ICYMI: The JPE is happy to announce that Florian Oswald will be joining the journal as data editor this summer. Updates to the JPE data policy will be forthcoming later this year. @floswald.bsky.social #EconSky

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 20

This article from the Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics explores how an individual's Facebook friends can influence their risk-taking behavior. Read more at ow.ly/fCYf50UAOm9

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 17

The JPE is happy to announce that Florian Oswald will be joining the journal as data editor this summer. Updates to the JPE data policy will be forthcoming later this year. @floswald.bsky.social #EconSky

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 16

Do the current regulations governing transplant centers and organ-procurement organizations incentivize the reduction of organ recovery and transplantation? This article from the Journal of Political Economy argues, "Yes." Find out why here: ow.ly/UzEF50Uycao #EconSky

Regulation of Organ Transplantation and Procurement: A Market-Design Lab Experiment | Journal of Political Economy: Vol 132, No 11

We conduct a lab experiment that shows that current rules regulating transplant centers (TCs) and organ-procurement organizations (OPOs) create perverse incentives that inefficiently reduce both organ...

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Jan 8

Does new housing supply lead to a decrease in rents, even in high-demand markets? Read this Just Accepted article from the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics to find out: ow.ly/1eN950UqS1B

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The People Lab @thepeoplelab.bsky.social · Dec 19

🔬 Published in the @jpolecon.bsky.social written by Stefano DellaVigna, Woojin Kim, and @elizabethlinos.bsky.social: "Bottlenecks for Evidence Adoption." We analyzed RCT adoption across US cities.

Discover the key barriers here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Bottlenecks for Evidence Adoption | Journal of Political Economy: Vol 132, No 8

Governments increasingly use randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to test innovations, yet we know little about how they incorporate results into policymaking. We study 30 US cities that ran 73 RCTs wi...

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Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social · Dec 12

A new paper from the Journal of Political Economy investigates how PhD program ranking, department status, and other author connections impact peer review decisions. Read the full findings here: ow.ly/sfLx50UiGII #EconSky

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