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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Keep it in the ground

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

February 26, 2020
How do maps shape economic decisions with the information they convey?
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One tax to rule them all

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

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

February 18, 2020
Safe spaces for young girls in Africa helped them take control of their lives.
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Dreaming of an education

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

February 12, 2020
Public research universities in states that have had severe funding cuts for higher education have also had large gains in international students.
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Don’t feed the trolls

February 10, 2020
More care in crafting patents could be an efficient way to rein in frivolous lawsuits.
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Not ready to retire

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

February 3, 2020
Evidence from the Vietnam War shows how parents’ experiences can have a long-lasting impact on their children.