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The Editors of Contemporary Economic Policy are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Best Article Award! Congratulations to Piano and Stone for their outstanding work. "The fertility gap and economic freedom" Clara E. Piano, The University of Mississippi Lyman R. Stone, McGill... Continue Reading
Robert Simmons, Emeritus Professor at Lancaster University, has served as a specialized co-editor for Economic Inquiry for 11 years. During that time, he made decisions on over 270 manuscripts. His contribution to the journal has been outstanding and we thank him for his invaluable service to the... Continue Reading
The EI Editorial Board appreciates the work of the hundreds of referees that contribute to the review of research submitted to the journal each year. In an effort to recognize referees who provide especially thorough and thoughtful reports, the EI Editorial Board recognizes Carlo Pizzinelli,... Continue Reading
The Editors of Economic Inquiry are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Best Article Award! Congratulations to Ankel-Peters, Fiala, and Neubauer for their outstanding work. "Is economics self-correcting? Replications in the American Economic Review" Jörg Ankel-Peters, RWI -... Continue Reading
The EI Data Board has selected inaugural recipients for this award to recognize the hard work that authors do in putting these packages together. Assembling a high quality data package is hard work but it is also valuable work for maintaining high scientific standards in the discipline. The... Continue Reading
Economic Inquiry is pleased to welcome three new co-editors. Qi Ge is an Associate Professor of Economics at Vassar College. Dr. Ge is an applied microeconomist whose research interests span Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics, and Sports Economics. Georgia Kosmopoulou... Continue Reading
Davin Chor, Michael G. Fisch 1983 Professor and Globalization Chair at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, has served as a co-editor for four years. During that time, he made decisions on 35 manuscripts. Silke Forbes, Professor of Economics at Tufts University, has served as a co-editor for... Continue Reading
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
The WEAI Executive Board is pleased to announce the results of the 2026 Executive Board Election: Vice President David RomerProfessor of the Graduate SchoolUniversity of California, Berkeley Learn More Academic Director Marianne PageProfessor of Economics and Director of... Continue Reading
The WEAI Executive Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Ruseski, West Virginia University, as the new CEP Editor beginning July 2026. Jane has served as a CEP co-editor for many years so has a great familiarity with the inner workings of the journal as well as other Association... Continue Reading
Check out some of the latest research just published in the January 2026 issue of Contemporary Economic Policy: The impact of renter protection policies on rental housing discrimination Marina Mileo Gorzig, Minneapolis, Minnesota Deborah Rho, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,... Continue Reading
The EI Editors invite you to browse the SYMPOSIUM ON REPRODUCIBILITY AND REPLICABILITY IN ECONOMICS featuring introduction by Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Abel Brodeur and Michalis Drouvelis. Part I Reproducibility and replicability are cornerstones of scientific progress, ensuring that findings can... Continue Reading
