Research Highlights

AEA Research Highlights feature selected articles published in the AEA journals.

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School choice troubles

March 25, 2022
Why did Taiwan’s school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?
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Immigrants as job-creators

March 23, 2022
Are companies started by non-native founders more innovative?
Research Highlights Article

Money problems

March 21, 2022
Do monetary themed questions on standardized tests have a negative impact on students of low socioeconomic status?
Research Highlights Podcast

Reframing development in Africa

March 16, 2022
Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Automating air pollution monitoring

March 14, 2022
Monitoring technology helped China crack down on cities that underreported air pollution.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

African manufacturing

March 9, 2022
How has industrialization affected labor productivity in sub-Saharan countries?
Research Highlights Podcast

Moving on up?

March 2, 2022
Ellora Derenoncourt discusses how economic prospects declined for the generations of African Americans that followed the Great Migration.