Research Highlights

The AEA profiles research from all of its journals covering the wide range of topics that economists study. The entire archive of research highlights is below. A list of featured charts from AEA journals are also available.

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Archive

A textbook bank run

March 12, 2024
Andrew Metrick discusses the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the government’s response.

The roots of US innovation clusters

February 14, 2024
Daniel Gross and Bhaven Sampat discuss the impact of one of the largest shocks to federal R&D funding in US economic history.

Expanding markets

January 30, 2024
What happens to incumbents when more sellers are added to online platforms?

Counselors matter

January 16, 2024
Christine Mulhern discusses the impact of high school counselors on students’ academic success.

2023 in Research Highlights

December 19, 2023
Economists addressed issues related to graduate student mental health, teacher diversity, the origin of government, and more.

Shifting to work from home

November 20, 2023
How did work-from-home arrangements in the United States evolve during and after the pandemic?