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

What should we do about climate change?

September 11, 2017

Economists agree that we need to invest in solutions, but exactly how much remains up for debate.

The gender gap in economics

September 8, 2017

Swarthmore’s Amanda Bayer discusses sexism in the profession and what to do about it.

Ensuring that everybody wins

September 5, 2017

Can bonus programs be designed to benefit workers while growing company profits?

Gender Quotas in Politics

August 28, 2017

Putting more women on the ballot can improve male politicians too

Wheat or Strawberries?

August 23, 2017

For farmers in developing countries, it's not an easy choice

Mentoring at the margins

August 18, 2017

What can high schools do to boost a student's chances of enrolling in college?

An offer you can't refuse

August 14, 2017

Did the Mafia exchange votes for construction contracts?

Biking to a better future

August 9, 2017

An interview with Karthik Muralidharan about closing the education gender gap in India

How much does a hurricane cost?

August 4, 2017

It's more than we thought.

The Big Sort

July 28, 2017

Attending a prestigious college may have a bigger impact on future earnings than we thought