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

Fragile innovation

November 2, 2018

This video explains how financial innovation helped cause the 2008 financial crisis.

How Democrats lost the South

October 29, 2018

The AEA interviews Ilyana Kuziemko and Ebonya Washington about why Southern states turned Republican in the 1960s.

Modern family

October 24, 2018

How do parental leave policies affect relationship stability at home?

Boosting mobile savings

October 19, 2018

Can automatic enrollments encourage saving in developing countries?

Cutting taxes, creating jobs

October 15, 2018

How would lowering the corporate tax rate affect entrepreneurial decisions and employment?

All quiet on the job front

October 10, 2018

How costly are recessions for veterans?

Escaping to opportunity

October 1, 2018

Leaving impoverished public housing projects has profound long-term consequences for children.

Explanation of benefits

September 26, 2018

Are policymakers providing enough information about social programs?

Equal opportunities?

September 17, 2018

The AEA interviews Kelly Bedard about how gender-neutral tenure clock stopping policies can actually widen the gender gap in the profession.

Bigger reach, higher prices

September 13, 2018

Mergers may increase health care costs even when competition isn't weakened.