Journal of Economic Literature

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Volume 64, issue 2, 2026

Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights from Economic Research pp. 403-46

Manisha Shah and Lydia Barski

Women's Power in the Household pp. 447-97

Seema Jayachandran and Alessandra Voena

Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner's Guide pp. 498-557

Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway VI, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon and Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna

Human Capital and Racial Inequality in the US Labor Market pp. 558-601

Owen Thompson

Workforce Development in the United States: Recent Trends and Evidence pp. 602-36

Harry Holzer

The Theory of Financial Stability Meets Reality: A Unifying Framework for Bank Regulation and Accounting Discretion pp. 637-78

Nina Boyarchenko, Kinda Hachem and Anya Kleymenova

When Democracy Falters: A Multidisciplinary, Multi-book Review Essay on Polarization, Populism, and Authoritarianism pp. 679-97

Betsey Stevenson

Bassiri, Nima. Madness and Enterprise: Psychiatry, Economic Reason, and the Emergence of Pathological Value pp. 698-700

Matthew Basilico

Binder, Carola. Shock Values: Prices and Inflation in American Democracy pp. 701-703

Michael D. Bordo

Blustein, Paul. King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World’s Dominant Currency pp. 703-705

Ethan Ilzetzki

Cain, Louis P. Chicago before the Fire: An Economic History pp. 705-707

Edward L. Glaeser

Eaton, Charlie. Bankers in the Ivory Tower: The Troubling Rise of Financiers in US Higher Education pp. 707-709

Adam Looney

Edwards, Sebastian. The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism pp. 709-711

Raimundo Soto

Jia, Ruixue and Hongbin Li. The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China pp. 711-712

Ofer Malamud

Kasy, Maximilian. The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits) pp. 712-714

David Autor

Volume 64, issue 1, 2026

Artificial Intelligence–Powered (Finance) Scholarship pp. 5-37

Robert Novy-Marx and Mihail Velikov

W. E. B. Du Bois and Economics: A Reappraisal pp. 38-88

Guy Numa and Sammy Zahran

Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship pp. 89-140

Tristan L. Botelho, Daniel C. Fehder and Yael V. Hochberg

Doctor Decision-Making and Patient Outcomes pp. 141-94

Janet Currie, W. Bentley MacLeod and Kate Musen

How Do Central Banks Control Inflation? A Guide for the Perplexed pp. 195-245

Laura Castillo-Martinez and Ricardo Reis

No Taxation without Administration: Bringing the State Back into the Public Finance of Developing Countries pp. 246-80

Anders D. Jensen and Jonathan L. Weigel

The Economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisciplinary, Multi-book Review pp. 281-300

Kevin A. Bryan

Alderman, Brianna L. and Roger D. Blair. Monopsony in Labor Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Public Policy pp. 301-305

Marshall Steinbaum

Allensworth, Rebecca Haw. The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong pp. 305-307

Gabriel Scheffler

Bach, Maria. Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists pp. 307-309

Alex Thomas

Chew, Donald H., Jr. The Making of Modern Corporate Finance: A History of the Ideas and How They Help Build the Wealth of Nations pp. 309-311

Yueran Ma

Goldstein, Jorge. Patenting Life: Tales from the Front Lines of Intellectual Property and the New Biology pp. 311-312

Josh Lerner

Ogilvie, Sheilagh. Controlling Contagion: Epidemics and Institutions from the Black Death to Covid pp. 313-315

Vellore Arthi

Palladino, Lenore. Good Company: Economic Policy after Shareholder Primacy pp. 315-316

Ryan Bubb

Volckart, Oliver. The Silver Empire: How Germany Created Its First Common Currency pp. 317-318

William Roberds

Volume 63, issue 4, 2025

Imperfect Competition in Financial Markets: Recent Developments pp. 1191-1243

Marzena Rostek and Ji Hee Yoon

Understanding Economic Behavior Using Open-Ended Survey Data pp. 1244-80

Ingar Haaland, Christopher Roth, Stefanie Stantcheva and Johannes Wohlfart

The Economics of Infectious Diseases pp. 1281-1330

M. Christopher Auld, Eli P. Fenichel and Flavio Toxvaerd

China's Macroeconomic Development: The Role of Gradualist Reforms pp. 1331-62

Kaiji Chen and Tao Zha

The Beautiful Dataset pp. 1363-1423

Ignacio Palacios-Huerta

Liquidity Traps: A Unified Theory of the Great Depression and the Great Recession pp. 1424-1551

Gauti Eggertsson and Sergei K. Egiev

Coyle, Diane. The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters pp. 1553-54

Karen Dynan

Elliott, Robert. The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce pp. 1554-56

Elaine Kelly

James, Harold. Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises that Shaped Globalization pp. 1556-58

Mark Carlson

Kardas-Nelson, Mara. We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance pp. 1558-60

R. Meager

King, Michael R. Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial Services pp. 1561-62

Richard Holden

Moschella, Manuela. Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy pp. 1562-64

Elena Carletti

Sunstein, Cass R. Decisions about Decisions: Practical Reason in Ordinary Life pp. 1564-66

Michael Luca

Whittaker, D. Hugh. Building a New Economy: Japan’s Digital and Green Transformation pp. 1566-68

Daiji Kawaguchi

Volume 63, issue 3, 2025

Income Equality in the Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons pp. 791-839

Magne Mogstad, Kjell G Salvanes and Gaute Torsvik

The Economics of Inequality and the Environment pp. 840-74

Moritz A. Drupp, Ulrike Kornek, Jasper N. Meya and Lutz Sager

Declining Wage Inequality in Developing Countries: The Case of Brazil pp. 875-915

Sergio Firpo and Alysson Portella

Housing and Inequality pp. 916-63

Yannis Ioannides and L. Rachel Ngai

Racial Residential Segregation in the United States pp. 964-1010

Trevon D. Logan and John M. Parman

A Review Essay of The Economics of Structural Racism by Patrick Mason pp. 1011-37

Stephan Lefebvre

The Economics of Attention pp. 1038-89

George Loewenstein and Zachary Wojtowicz

Downey, Leah. Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters pp. 1090-92

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Edmans, Alex. May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases—And What We Can Do about It pp. 1092-94

Russell Golman and Silvia Saccardo

Epstein, Gerald. Busting the Bankers’ Club: Finance for the Rest of Us pp. 1094-98

Robert F. Bruner

Geisst, Charles R. Just Price in the Markets: A History pp. 1098-99

Ross B. Emmett

Hill Edwards, Justene. Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank pp. 1099-1101

Eric Chyn

Kaplow, Louis. Rethinking Merger Analysis pp. 1101-1103

Carl Shapiro

Merrill, Thomas W. The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise and Fall, and the Future of the Administrative State pp. 1103-1105

Jonathan H. Adler

Mshomba, Richard E. Africa and Preferential Trade: An Unpredictable Path for Development pp. 1105-1108

Evelyn (Wamboye) Nyadwera

Vaheesan, Sandeep. Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States pp. 1108-1110

Carl Kitchens

Volume 63, issue 2, 2025

Examiner and Judge Designs in Economics: A Practitioner's Guide pp. 401-39

Eric Chyn, Brigham Frandsen and Emily Leslie

Social Preferences: Fundamental Characteristics and Economic Consequences pp. 440-514

Ernst Fehr and Gary Charness

Of Markets and Marriages: A Multidisciplinary, Multi-book Review Essay of Recent Work on the Causes of US Poverty pp. 515-41

Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat

Aggregate Shocks and the Formation of Preferences and Beliefs pp. 542-97

Paola Giuliano and Antonio Spilimbergo

Consumer Credit Reporting Data pp. 598-636

Christa Gibbs, Benedict Guttman-Kenney, Donghoon Lee, Scott Nelson, Wilbert van der Klaauw and Jialan Wang

Culture, Institutions, and Social Equilibria: A Framework pp. 637-92

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Bauer, Jean-Martin. The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century pp. 693-95

Marc Bellemare

Bessy, Christian. Expropriation by Law: Intellectual Property, Value and Labor pp. 695-96

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette

Jacoby, Melissa B. Unjust Debts: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal pp. 696-99

Anat R. Admati

Kahrl, Andrew W. The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America pp. 699-701

Dania V. Francis

Muralidharan, Karthik. Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance pp. 701-703

Jishnu Das

Neal, Larry. The Forgotten Financiers of the Louisiana Purchase: European Bankers, the US, and the Rise of International Finance pp. 703-704

Farley Grubb

Palen, Marc-William. Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World pp. 704-707

Saumitra Jha

Volume 63, issue 1, 2025

Deep Learning for Economists pp. 5-58

Melissa Dell

Local Projections pp. 59-110

Oscar Jorda and Alan M. Taylor

Structural Reforms and Economic Performance: The Experience of Advanced Economies pp. 111-63

Nauro F. Campos, Paul De Grauwe and Yuemei Ji

Data Engineering for Cognitive Economics pp. 164-96

Andrew Caplin

Agent-Based Modeling in Economics and Finance: Past, Present, and Future pp. 197-287

Robert L. Axtell and J. Doyne Farmer

How the World Became Rich by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin and Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong: A Review Essay pp. 288-305

Steven N. Durlauf

Armstrong, Mary A. and Susan L. Averett. Disparate Measures: The Intersectional Economics of Women in STEM Work pp. 306-308

Shulamit Kahn

Banzhaf, H. Spencer. Pricing the Priceless: A History of Environmental Economics pp. 308-310

Catherine Kling

Caldwell, Bruce and Hansjoerg Klausinger. Hayek: A Life 1899–1950 and Yadav, Vikesh. Liberalism’s Last Man: Hayek in the Age of Political Capitalism pp. 311-313

Ola Innset

Cochrane, John H. The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level pp. 313-315

Ricardo Nunes

Drott, Eric. Streaming Music, Streaming Capital pp. 315-316

Marie Connolly

Ghilarducci, Teresa. Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy pp. 317-318

Andrew Samwick

Kaczynski, Steve and Scott Duke Kominers. The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create pp. 318-320

Rakesh Vohra

Kreps, David M. Arguing about Tastes: Modeling How Context and Experience Change Economic Preferences pp. 320-322

Anujit Chakraborty