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Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Does Combating Corruption Reduce Clientelism?’ by Gustavo J Bobonis, Paul J Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Simeon Nichter doi.org/10.1093/ej/u... @resmedia.bsky.social @marcogn.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Congratulations to our @EJ_RES 2025 Referee Prize winners! 🎉

These prizes recognise the outstanding contribution of referees and the vital role they play in supporting authors and the Journal.

Read more: bit.ly/3NQoMnY
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
📣Hot off the press! 🆕 @EJ_RES virtual issue – Lab Experiments – out now. Featuring a foreword by Steffen Huck. Learn more and read the issue👉 bit.ly/4rb6uMy
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January 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🆕Hot off the press!
The January 2026 issue featuring Editor’s Choice ‘When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralised School Choice System’ by Kehinde F Ajayi, @willafriedman.bsky.social, @profalucas.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
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January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Behind the Veil of Cultural Persistence: Marriage and Divorce in a Migrant Community’ by Catherine Guirkinger, Jean-Philippe Platteau, Zaki Wahhaj doi.org/10.1093/ej/u... @resmedia.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Does Third-Party Policing Increase Crime? Evidence from Nuisance Ordinances’ by Stefano Falcone doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Parental Leave Benefits and Gender Inequality: Evidence from a Benefits Cap for High-Earning Mothers’ by Sevrin Waights doi.org/10.1093/ej/u... @waights.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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📣The Call for Papers for EJ special issue ‘AI Measurement in Applied Economics’ is now open.

⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026

More info here 👉 bit.ly/47sNmS7
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October 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Civilian Evacuation During War: Evidence from Ukraine’ by Seung-Keun Martinez, Monika Pompeo, Roman M Sheremeta, Volodymyr Vakhitov, Matthias Weber, Nataliia Zaika doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf075 @rshereme.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Expectations and Adaptation to Environmental Threats’ by Husnain F Ahmad, Matthew Gibson, Fatiq Nadeem, Sanval Nasim, Arman Rezaee doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf071
Expectations and Adaptation to Environmental Threats
Abstract. Scarce information and human capital may make it difficult to form accurate expectations, limiting responses to uncertain environmental threats l
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December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Starting off on the Right Foot – Language Learning Classes and the Educational Success of Refugee Children’ by Pia Schilling, Lisa Sofie Höckel doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf087
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘P-hacking and Significance Stars’ by Costanza Naguib doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf073
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Is the Public Sector Losing the Battle for Talent? Evidence from long French Panel Data’ by Olivier Bargain, Audrey Etienne, Blaise Melly doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf069
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Delighted that our paper on how #ASGM shapes both #deforestation and local economic resilience in #Africa appears in this month’s EJ!

A great journey with co-authors, referees & editor.

May it open the door to more work on artisanal mining and development.

#Economics #Development #Sustainability
In the new issue of EJ: ‘Artisanal mining in Africa. Green for Gold?’ by Victoire Girard, Teresa Molina-Millán, Guillaume Vic doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf058 @victoiregirard.bsky.social @tmolinamillan.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In the new issue of EJ: ‘Artisanal mining in Africa. Green for Gold?’ by Victoire Girard, Teresa Molina-Millán, Guillaume Vic doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf058 @victoiregirard.bsky.social @tmolinamillan.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
From forthcoming EJ Special Issue on Polarization in Field Experiments: ‘Reality Bites: Partisan Beliefs as Enforced Norms’ by Andrea Robbett, Peter Hans Matthews doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf062 @andrearobbett.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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>the< place for fascinating papers: @theeconjournal.bsky.social 👇 @resmedia.bsky.social
Fascinating paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social, and Hasin Yousaf!
The paper addresses a fundamental question: Why do some democracies chronically avoid ambitious, long-term reforms even when they have decent institutions?
They argue that what matters is not only
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hot off the press! The November 2025 issue featuring the Editor’s Choice ‘Using Machine Learning to Target Treatment: The Case of Household Energy Use’ by Christopher R Knittel, Samuel Stolper 👉 bit.ly/43AtoU8
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Are Cities Losing Innovation Advantages? Online versus Face-to-face Interactions’ by Ruben Gaetani, Naqun Huang, Jing Li, Yanmin Yang doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf068 @ruben-gaetani.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Monopsony and the Wage Effects of Migration’ by Michael Amior, Alan Manning doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf053 @resmedia.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Firm Responses to Tax Audits: Regression Discontinuity Evidence From a Threshold-Based Audit Program’ by Haonan Li, Xuan Wang doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf060 @resmedia.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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We are pleased to share articles previously published by the winners in our Economic Journal, for free, to celebrate the occasion. Read more on our website: bit.ly/4olRhqv @theeconjournal.bsky.social
Hear from the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in economics - Royal Economic Society
Royal Economic Society warns UK faces crisis in economic statistics. RES warned about the problems with the quality of UK economic statistics
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October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣The Call for Papers for EJ special issue ‘AI Measurement in Applied Economics’ is now open.

⏰Deadline: 15 January 2026

More info here 👉 bit.ly/47sNmS7
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October 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨DEADLINE: 15 OCTOBER 2025🚨
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Special Issue ‘Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data’
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October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🚨Hot off the press!
The October 2025 issue featuring ‘Matching Frictions and Distorted Beliefs: Evidence from a Job Fair Experiment’ by Girum Abebe, A. Stefano Caria, Marcel Fafchamps, Paolo Falco, Simon Franklin, Simon Quinn, Forhad Shilpi
👉 bit.ly/3IM9Dlh
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM