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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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Are global firms good?

June 25, 2018
A small number of firms dominate international trade.
Research Highlights Article

Bias at the polls

June 20, 2018
Increased diversity of polling station administrators can influence bias on election day.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Cuts to spur corporate investment

June 18, 2018
If companies' tax burdens were reduced, how much of an impact would it have on business investment?
Research Highlights Article

There goes the neighborhood

June 11, 2018
Online platforms like Yelp can help economists learn about how gentrification happens in real time.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

A better understanding of food insecurity

June 4, 2018
A larger share of minorities lack access to healthy food than whites. But the severity of that poor access matters, too.
Research Highlights Article

What's it worth to you?

June 1, 2018
Evidence from the Canadian airline industry offers a nuanced view of how competition affects price discrimination.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Economics (in space!)

May 30, 2018
Economists are well positioned to study the commercialization of space.