Growth Experiences and Trust in Government* Abstract. This article explores the relationship between economic growth and trust in government using variation in GDP growth experienced over a lifetime

#QJE May 2026, #15, “Growth Experiences and Trust in Government,” by Besley, Dann, and Dray: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Trust and Innovation Within the Firm: Evidence from Matched CEO-Firm Data* Abstract. This article shows that a CEO’s trust enhances innovation within a firm, providing a novel micro-foundation for the well-known trust-growth relat

#QJE May 2026, #14, “Trust and Innovation Within the Firm: Evidence from Matched CEO-Firm Data,” by Kieu-Trang Nguyen: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Monetary Policy and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies (NK-Default)* Abstract. This article develops a New Keynesian model with sovereign default risk. Inflation is set by forward-looking firms, monetary policy is an interes

#QJE May 2026, #13, “Monetary Policy and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies,” by Arellano, Bai, and Mihalache: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

How Do You Identify a Good Manager?* Abstract. We introduce and validate a novel approach to identifying good managers. In a preregistered lab experiment, we causally identify managerial contr

#QJE May 2026, #12, “How Do You Identify a Good Manager?” by Weidmann, Vecci, Said, Bhalotra, Adhvaryu, Nyshadham, Tamayo, and Deming: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity* Abstract. This article studies the effects of automation in a task-based economy in which some jobs pay workers rents—wages above workers' outside options.

#QJE May 2026, #11, “Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity,” by Acemoglu and Restrepo: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Leveraging Virtual Contact and Social Networks to Foster Interethnic Harmony* Abstract. This article investigates whether virtual contact, initiated through a documentary film, can promote interethnic harmony. We carried out a cluste

#QJE May 2026, #10, “Leveraging Virtual Contact and Social Networks to Foster Interethnic Harmony,” by Siddique (@absidd.bsky.social), Vlassopoulos, and Zenou (@yveszenou.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia* Abstract. Aspirations may condition the future-oriented choices of individuals and thus may play a role in the persistence of poverty or the effort to brea

#QJE May 2026, #9, “The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia,” by Bernard, Dercon (@gamblingondev.bsky.social), Orkin, Schinaia, and Taffesse (@astaffesse.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

(Not) Thinking About the Future: Financial Information and Maternal Labor Supply* Abstract. Does information about the long-run financial costs of reduced labor supply increase mothers’ working hours? We document descriptively that long-

#QJE May 2026, #8, “(Not) Thinking About the Future: Financial Information and Maternal Labor Supply,” by Costa-Ramón (@anacostaramon), Slotwinski, Schaede (@ursina), and Brenøe: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Insuring Peace: Index-Based Livestock Insurance, Droughts, and Conflict* Abstract. We provide quasi-experimental evidence of how an innovative market-based solution using remote-sensing technology can mitigate drought-induced co

#QJE May 2026, #7, “Insuring peace: Index-based livestock insurance, droughts, and conflict,” by Gehring (@kaigehring.bsky.social) and Schaudt (@paulschaudt.bskz.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Civil War–Induced Displacement and Human Capital* Abstract. We study the effect of conflict-induced displacement on human capital and occupational shifts, focusing on the Mozambican civil war (1977–1992),

#QJE May 2026, #6, “Civil War-Induced Displacement and Human Capital,” by Chiovelli, Michalopoulos, Papaioannou, and Sequeira (@sandrasequeira.bksy): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility* Abstract. We show that intergenerational mobility changed rapidly by race and class in recent decades in the United States and study the causal mechanisms

#QJE May 2026, #5, “Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Dobbie, Goldman, Porter, and Yang: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Complete Pass-Through in Levels* Abstract. Empirical studies find that the pass-through of input cost changes to prices is incomplete: a 10% increase in costs causes downstream prices to r

#QJE May 2026, #4, “Complete Pass-Through in Levels,” by Kunal Sangani: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Disaggregated Economic Accounts* Abstract. We develop a system of disaggregated economic accounts. The system breaks down national accounting positions into bilateral flows between consist

#QJE May 2026, #3, “Disaggregated Economic Accounts,” by Andersen, Huber, Johannesen, Straub, and Vestergaard: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

A Theory of How Workers Keep up with Inflation* Abstract. We develop a model that integrates modern theories of labor market flows with nominal wage rigidities to study the consequences of inflation on t

#QJE May 2026, #2, “A Theory of How Workers Keep up with Inflation,” by Afrouzi, Blanco, Drenik, and Hurst: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature* Abstract. This article estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are an order of magnitude larger than previously thought. Exploiting na

#QJE May 2026, #1, “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature,” by Bilal (@adrienbilal.bsky.social) and Känzig (@dkaenzig.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Volume 141 Issue 2 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic The official journal of the President and Fellows of Harvard University. The oldest professional journal of economics in the English language, it covers all aspects of the field.

The May 2026 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...

“Compensate the Losers?” Economic Policy and the Origins of U.S. Partisan Realignment Abstract. We argue that the Democratic Party’s evolution on economic policy helps explain partisan realignment by education. First, we document that educat

Recently accepted by #QJE: “"Compensate the Losers?" Economic Policy and the Origins of U.S. Partisan Realignment,” by Kuziemko, Longuet-Marx (@nicolaslonguetmarx), and Naidu: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Technology Sophistication Across Establishments* Abstract. We study technology sophistication using a novel approach that measures the sophistication of the most advanced (MAX) and the most widely used (M

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Technology Sophistication Across Establishments,” by Cirera, Comin, and Cruz: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Making the Invisible Hand Visible: Managers and the Allocation of Workers to Jobs,” by Virginia Minni (@virginiaminni.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Effects of Gender Integration on Men: Evidence from the U.S. Military,” by Greenberg, Wasserman, and Weber: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Peer Effects and the Gender Gap in Corporate Leadership: Evidence from MBA Students* Abstract. Women continue to be underrepresented in corporate leadership positions. This paper studies the role of social connections in women’s career adva

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Peer Effects and the Gender Gap in Corporate Leadership: Evidence from MBA Students,” by Hampole (@mhampole.bsky.social), Truffa (@francescatruffa.bsky.social), and Wong (@ashleyywong.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Trust and Innovation Within the Firm: Evidence from Matched CEO-Firm Data* Abstract. This paper shows that CEO’s trust enhances innovation within firms, providing a novel micro-foundation for the well-known trust-growth relationsh

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Trust and Innovation Within the Firm: Evidence from Matched CEO-Firm Data,” by Kieu-Trang Nguyen: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Complete Pass-Through in Levels Abstract. Empirical studies find that the pass-through of input cost changes to prices is incomplete: a 10 percent increase in costs causes downstream pric

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Complete Pass-Through in Levels,” by Kunal Sangani: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Monetary Policy and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies (NK-Default)* Abstract. This paper develops a New Keynesian model with sovereign default risk. Inflation is set by forward-looking firms, monetary policy is an interest

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Monetary Policy and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies,” by Arellano, Bai, and Mihalache: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature* Abstract. This paper estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are an order of magnitude larger than previously thought. Exploiting natu

Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature,” by Bilal (@adrienbilal.bsky.social) and Känzig (@dkaenzig.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Civil War–Induced Displacement and Human Capital Abstract. We study the impact of conflict-induced displacement on human capital and occupational shifts, focusing on the Mozambican civil war (1977 - 1992)

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Civil War-Induced Displacement and Human Capital,” by Chiovelli, Michalopoulos, Papaioannou, and Sequeira (@sandrasequeira.bksy): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Disaggregated Economic Accounts* Abstract. We develop a system of disaggregated economic accounts. The system breaks down national accounting positions into bilateral flows between consist

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Disaggregated Economic Accounts,” by Andersen, Huber, Johannesen, Straub, and Vestergaard: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Insuring peace: Index-based livestock insurance, droughts, and conflict* Abstract. We provide quasi-experimental evidence of how an innovative market-based solution using remote-sensing technology can mitigate drought-induced co

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Insuring peace: Index-based livestock insurance, droughts, and conflict,” by Gehring (@kaigehring.bsky.social) and Schaudt (@paulschaudt.bskz.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity* Abstract. This paper studies the effects of automation in a task-based economy in which some jobs pay workers rents—wages above their outside option. We sh

Recently accepted by #QJE: “Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity,” by Acemoglu and Restrepo: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

A Theory of How Workers Keep up with Inflation* Abstract. We develop a model that integrates modern theories of labor market flows with nominal wage rigidities to study the consequences of inflation on t

Recently accepted by #QJE: “A Theory of How Workers Keep up with Inflation,” by Afrouzi, Blanco, Drenik, and Hurst: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...