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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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Moving to a healthier place

December 2, 2020
Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleanians to uproot and live somewhere else. What effect did that have on their health?
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Incentivizing innovation

November 30, 2020
Could the "interim-payment" model solve flaws with research contests?
Research Highlights Podcast

The anatomy of inequality

November 25, 2020
Florian Hoffman discusses how income disparities have grown in the US and Europe over the last 40 years.
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Plugging the leaks

November 23, 2020
Do e-governance reforms stop the theft of public funds?
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Mainstreaming the extreme

November 18, 2020
How quickly can social norms erode after a surprising election?
Research Highlights Podcast

How economists can help combat COVID-19

November 11, 2020
Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The spoils system in Brazil

November 9, 2020
How often do elected officials use hiring decisions as a patronage tool?