Incorporating informative Bayesian priors into impact evaluation offers the ability to learn more from experiments. Leonardo Iacovone, early modern boy-actress (they/them) & David McKenzie demonstrate how to do this in the context of a Colombian exporting experiment. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Econometrica Volume 93, Issue 3 (May 2025) is now online econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Econometrica continues to allow for online comments. There have so far been four comments published on papers in the March 2025 issue econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Econometric analysis typically ignores researcher incentives. This article frames experimental data analysis as a mechanism-design problem, showing how unbiased estimation and sample splitting can resolve conflicts of interest. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

On June 30, 2025, Guido Imbens stepped down as Editor. We express our immense gratitude for his six years of exceptional service and leadership.

We are thankful to Marina Halac, who will transition from Co-editor to become the Editor, starting July 1st, 2025. She will continue to handle papers on a wide range of topics in economic theory.

Co-editors Kate Ho and Chad Jones left the editorial board at the end of June 2025. We are very grateful to them for their contributions. The journal has greatly benefited from their insight and energy.

We are thrilled to have Aureo de Paula (UCL), Keisuke Hirano (Penn State), Pete Klenow (Stanford), & Marciano Siniscalchi (Northwestern) join the board as coeditors, starting July 1st. They will handle papers on a wide range of topics in IO, econometrics, macro, & economic theory

We are excited to announce that the following new associate editors with expertise in econometrics joined the editorial board of Econometrica on July 1st, 2025: Alexei Onatski (University of Cambridge), Adam M. Rosen (Duke University), and Jörg Stoye (Cornell University).

We are excited to announce that the following new AEs with expertise in macroeconomics and international economics joined the editorial board of ECMA on July 1st, 2025: Jennifer La'O (Columbia University), Michael Peters (Yale University), & Stephen Redding (Princeton University)

We are excited to announce the following new AEs with expertise in IO, labor, and applied micro: Francesco Decarolis (Bocconi University), Thomas Lemieux (VSE), Mathias Reynaert (TSE), Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues (University of Toronto), and Andrew Sweeting (Maryland University)

We are excited to announce that the following new associate editors with expertise in political economy joined the editorial board of Econometrica on July 1st, 2025: Hülya Eraslan (Rice University) and Eric Weese (Tokyo University).

We are excited to announce that the following new associate editors with expertise in economic theory joined the editorial board of Econometrica on July 1st, 2025: Piotr Dworczak (Northwestern University), Ryota Iijima (Princeton University), & Yves Sprumont (Deakin University)

We study how trade policy can reduce global emissions. Unilateral carbon border taxes have limited efficacy at cutting foreign emissions. By contrast, coordinated trade penalties under a climate club prove highly effective. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Analyzing scientists' biographies during the baby boom, we find that mothers have a unique life cycle pattern of productivity. Children reduce the productivity of mothers but not fathers, with important implications for promotions and participation. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Can private insurance fill gaps from public disability insurance (DI) cuts? Studying a German reform, Seibold, Seitz & Siegloch find modest private DI take-up, no adverse selection & efficiency gains, but an equity case for public DI. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Econometrica Volume 93, Issue 4 (July 2025) is now online econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

We introduce a novel experimental design and econometric model to estimate risk aversion, prudence, and temperance without imposing their interdependence. Our approach unmasks variation in risk attitudes that existing modeling approaches may obscure. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…