Research Highlights

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

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Horizontal growth

December 20, 2021
How do innovative companies diversify their product portfolios?
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License to die

December 17, 2021
What impact does driving have on teenage mortality and risky behavior?
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A big push out of poverty

December 15, 2021
A program in India shows that helping the ultra poor can have long-lasting effects.
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Reimagining public safety research

December 8, 2021
Yale sociologist Monica Bell talks about why economists must change the way they study police.
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Regressive innovation

December 6, 2021
To what extent was the opioid epidemic driven by demand?
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Stopping the churn

December 3, 2021
Many eligible participants lose SNAP benefits due to the difficulties of recertifying.
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Patent disclosure

December 1, 2021
Does access to patent documentation spur follow-on innovation?
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Getting the help they need

November 29, 2021
How did cuts to special education in Texas affect the long-run outcomes for students?