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Research Highlights

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

Podcasts — Interviews with AEA authors discussing their work.
Articles — Summaries of AEA articles, based on interviews with the authors.
Featured Charts — Illumination of graphs from AEA journal articles.

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Military handoffs

August 4, 2021
Austin Wright discusses the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's response.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Telegraphing prices

August 2, 2021
How did faster communication technology affect rice markets in 19th century China?
Research Highlights Article

Delaying pay

July 30, 2021
An experiment in Malawi reveals how a deferred wage scheme can overcome barriers to saving.
Research Highlights Article

Black market for appointments

July 26, 2021
Scalpers book free appointments online and then profit by selling them on secondary black markets. But there may be a simple solution.
Research Highlights Podcast

How policy shapes culture

July 21, 2021
Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

To catch a polluter

July 19, 2021
Do emissions rise when regulatory agencies aren’t looking?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Understanding the child penalty

July 14, 2021
Can biology explain gender-based differences in earnings after the birth of a child?
Research Highlights Article

Family ties

July 12, 2021
The relationship between kinship networks and war.