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

"An ambassador of the economics profession"

April 29, 2020

Gregory Mankiw reflects on three decades as a textbook author.

After the flood

April 24, 2020

Does economic activity move away from flood-prone areas after catastrophe strikes?

Beyond reproach

April 20, 2020

Can an advertising campaign act as a kind of corporate insurance in a disaster?

The road to the Industrial Revolution

April 15, 2020

How did infrastructure accelerate economic growth in the UK?

When place matters most

April 10, 2020

Moving to nicer neighborhoods has lasting effects on kids' outcomes, especially in their teenage years.

The convergence hypothesis

April 6, 2020

Are poor countries catching up with rich countries?

Peeking on others' paychecks

April 2, 2020

Income transparency might help reduce wage disparity, but would it make us happier?

Agreeing to disagree

March 27, 2020

Why can’t professional forecasters come to a consensus even with the same information?

The trade-offs of logging off

March 23, 2020

Would quitting Facebook result in a happier and less polarized society?

Sickness and the city

March 18, 2020

Long after a cholera-ridden neighborhood in London was cured, it stayed relatively poor. Why?