Research Highlights

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

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Pulling up the jobs ladder

October 30, 2019
When the employed start looking for work, they can crowd out the unemployed.
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Weighing the impacts of fracking

October 25, 2019
How should local communities think about the economic and welfare consequences of natural gas development?
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Blue-collar blues

October 23, 2019
How does the decline of manufacturing jobs affect marriage prospects for young men?
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Mission insurance

October 21, 2019
Sometimes foundations should invest in the unethical companies they’re trying to undercut.
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Sovereign saviors

October 16, 2019
European domestic banks were more likely to buy bonds issued by their governments when default looked imminent. What persuaded them?
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Staying put or moving on?

October 15, 2019
A housing law in San Francisco offers lessons for today’s rent-control debates.
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The downside of universal child care

October 9, 2019
Plenty of research finds positive effects of early childhood education. But can it ever have negative consequences?
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Bargaining the future

October 7, 2019
Unions provide protections for teachers, but how do they affect students over the long run?
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Leave no neighborhood behind

October 2, 2019
Funding formulas for charter schools should be tied to the cost of educating students.