The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics is the oldest professional journal of Economics in the English language. Edited by the Department of Economics at Harvard.
#QJE Nov 2025, #15, “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/...
Aggregation and the Estimation of Quality Change: Application to U.S. Import Prices*
Abstract. We characterize the contribution of changes in quality, price, and variety entry/exit to the aggregate price index for smooth, invertible demand
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #15, “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/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #14, “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 multibillion-euro financing p
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #14, “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/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #13, “Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India,” by Amaral, Borker, Fiala, Kumar, Prakash, and Sviatschi: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India
Abstract. We conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of an innovative police patrol program on sexual harassment in public spaces in H
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #13, “Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India,” by Amaral, Borker, Fiala, Kumar, Prakash, and Sviatschi: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #12, “What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence from Migration,” by Finkelstein, Gentzkow, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence From Migration*
ABSTRACT. We develop and estimate a dynamic model of risky prescription opioid use that allows us to unpack the role of person- and place-specific drivers
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #12, “What Drives Risky Prescription Opioid Use? Evidence from Migration,” by Finkelstein, Gentzkow, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #11, “Barriers to Global Capital Allocation,” by Pellegrino, Spolaore, and Wacziarg: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Barriers to Global Capital Allocation*
ABSTRACT. Observed international investment positions and cross-country heterogeneity in rates of return to capital are hard to reconcile with frictionless
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #11, “Barriers to Global Capital Allocation,” by Pellegrino, Spolaore, and Wacziarg: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #10, “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 U.S. dollar in
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #10, “The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations,” by Fukui, Nakamura, and Steinsson: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #9, “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
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #9, “Present Bias Unconstrained: Consumption, Welfare, and the Present-Bias Dilemma,” by Peter Maxted: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #8, “Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door,” by Humphries, Ouss, Stavreva, Stevenson, and van Dijk: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door*
Abstract. Noncarceral conviction is a common outcome of criminal court cases: for every person incarcerated, there are approximately three who were recentl
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #8, “Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door,” by Humphries, Ouss, Stavreva, Stevenson, and van Dijk: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #7, “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
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #7, “Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment,” by Tim de Silva (@timdesilva.me): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #6, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*
ABSTRACT. Gender imbalance in time spent on child-rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #6, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #5, “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
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #5, “Investor Memory and Biased Beliefs: Evidence from the Field,” by Jiang, Liu, Peng, and Yan: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #4, “Are Inflationary Shocks Regressive? A Feasible Set Approach,” by Del Canto (@pipeton8.bsky.social), Grigsby (@johngrigsby.bsky.social), Qian (@ericqian.bsky.social), and Walsh (@conorwalsh.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Are Inflationary Shocks Regressive? A Feasible Set Approach*
ABSTRACT. We develop a framework to measure the welfare impact of macroeconomic shocks throughout the distribution. The first-order impact of a shock is su
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #4, “Are Inflationary Shocks Regressive? A Feasible Set Approach,” by Del Canto (@pipeton8.bsky.social), Grigsby (@johngrigsby.bsky.social), Qian (@ericqian.bsky.social), and Walsh (@conorwalsh.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #3, “Bottom-Up Markup Fluctuations,” by Burstein, Carvalho, and Grassi (@basileg.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Bottom-Up Markup Fluctuations*
Abstract. We study markup cyclicality in a granular macroeconomic model with oligopolistic competition. We first characterize how firm, sectoral, and aggre
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #3, “Bottom-Up Markup Fluctuations,” by Burstein, Carvalho, and Grassi (@basileg.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #2, “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
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #2, “Distributional Growth Accounting: Education and the Reduction of Global Poverty, 1980-2019,” by Amory Gethin: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
#QJE Nov 2025, #1, “The Economics of Spatial Mobility: Theory and Evidence Using Smartphone Data,” by Miyauchi, Nakajima, and Redding (@reddingecon.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Economics of Spatial Mobility: Theory and Evidence Using Smartphone Data*
ABSTRACT. We develop a tractable quantitative framework for modeling the rich patterns of spatial mobility observed in smartphone data. We show that travel
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#QJE Nov 2025, #1, “The Economics of Spatial Mobility: Theory and Evidence Using Smartphone Data,” by Miyauchi, Nakajima, and Redding (@reddingecon.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...