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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

Helping moms be happier

March 13, 2020
Providing cognitive behavioral therapy to depressed new mothers yielded benefits seven years later.

Experience counts

March 4, 2020
The AEA interviews Ben Jones about why successful entrepreneurs tend to be older than we think.

Keep it in the ground

February 28, 2020
How much does restricting the supply of federal coal reduce carbon emissions?

One tax to rule them all

February 24, 2020
Uniform markups may be simple, but are states leaving tax revenue on the table?

Breaking the silence

February 19, 2020
Do victims of sexual assault have an incentive to file a report earlier than libelers?

Dreaming of an education

February 14, 2020
The DACA program significantly boosted high school enrollment for undocumented migrants.

Don’t feed the trolls

February 10, 2020
More care in crafting patents could be an efficient way to rein in frivolous lawsuits.

Not ready to retire

February 5, 2020
The AEA interviews Christopher Tonetti about why older Americans would keep working if they had job flexibility.