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Opportunities for Economists
Opportunities for Economists

Job postings, conference events, and more from WEAI's Institutional Members. If you have a posting you would like to have listed, become an Institutional Member and enjoy all the additional benefits as well. Contact membership@weai.org for more information. Continue Reading

Date posted11/7/2024


EI Feature: "Lockdown Drinking: The Sobering Effect of Price Controls in a Pandemic"
EI Feature: "Lockdown Drinking: The Sobering Effect of Price Controls in a Pandemic"

The EI Editors invite you to browse the October 2024 issue featured article: "Lockdown drinking: The sobering effect of price controls in a pandemic" Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK Ratula Chakraborty, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Paul W. Dobson,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


CEP Feature: "Business as usual? Unraveling the impact of Brexit on UK-EU business links"
CEP Feature: "Business as usual? Unraveling the impact of Brexit on UK-EU business links"

The CEP Editors invite you to browse the October 2024 issue featured article: "Business as usual? Unraveling the impact of Brexit on UK-EU business links" Zovanga Kone, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Feicheng Wang, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Zheng... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


Welcome to the New WEAI Website
Welcome to the New WEAI Website

Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy it as much as we do. In order to get the most out of your member experience, you will need to create a new login. Your previous username and password... Continue Reading

Date posted09/12/2024


CEP Feature: "The Role of Football Win Percentage on College Applications for Power Five ..."
CEP Feature: "The Role of Football Win Percentage on College Applications for Power Five ..."

Featured article by Craig McFarland, Peter A. Groothuis, and Dennis Guignet Continue Reading

Date posted09/1/2024


2023 Best CEP Article Award Announced
2023 Best CEP Article Award Announced

The Editors of Contemporary Economic Policy are pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2023 Best Article Award! "Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Mortality: Evidence from US Sports" Continue Reading

Date posted07/22/2024


EI Feature: "Selective Reporting of Placebo Tests in Top Economics Journals"
EI Feature: "Selective Reporting of Placebo Tests in Top Economics Journals"

July 2024 featured article by Anna Dreber, Magnus Johannesson, and Yifan Yang Continue Reading

Date posted07/1/2024


2023 Best EI Article Award Announced
2023 Best EI Article Award Announced

The Editors of Economic Inquiry are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Best Article Award! Congratulations to Dickens and Lagerlöf for their outstanding work. Continue Reading

Date posted06/15/2024